flying monkeys... Well said! I have a brother, 46 years old, who has been entrenched in the drug lifestyle, by choice. He's scammed EVERY member of our family as well as friends of my parents for over 25 years! He has two children who won't even speak to him.
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Bleeding hearts can say anything they want about addiction and recovery. He only pulls the "recovery stunt" when he "bottoms out". I'm totally out of patience with him.
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Some people are NOT savable! They don't want to be "saved", they don't WANT to be clean, they don't want to live without their drug of choice!
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That said... for an adult to "groom" a child into the drug culture is WRONG! Just as enticing a child over the web, to gain sexual encounters is wrong! These are our children. How did this occur anyway? How did the boy walking by, know a drug user and thought he would be able to help? Where were these boys' parents?
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It simply comes down to parents being accountable for the safety of their children... Is it hard? You bet! Is it worth it? Absolutely! Ya wanna see your son or daughter strung out on Heroin? Possibly OD?
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Teen years are HELL for parents! Stick to your guns and demand accountability. You have just ONE chance to "do it right". What they become may be directly related to how you "did or did not" care enough!!!

Sorry... portions of previous are quoted from earlier post from Rummagesales...

The sad part about all of this is, non-users or people who have had NO
experience with a loved ones who may have been users just don't get how awful this epidemic is.

YES! We get it; that is why we don't want to see it getting worse!

You also said "I beg people who have had no experience with drugs or someone who has to no judge.
The mind of a user is no longer the user's mind, it is the drugs.
And I know many people will argue this,
but I can guarantee that none of those
have had experience. Please show compassion the the person, not the behavior".

Compassion yes- to the point that we will look the other way when a
SUPPOSED adult KNOWINGLY gives the offending substance to CHILDREN;
No Way! This is not "the drugs"... this is flat out irresponsibility
on the part of this person, it IS AGAINST THE LAW- PERIOD!!

As per all of the stories related to this incident....."The investigation revealed
that Bone knew the juveniles had used heroin, and she refused to help or call police".

WRONG IS WRONG, THE LAW IS THE LAW- NO EXCUSES!
(especially "it was not my fault, it was the drug's fault).
You make your own bed; and eventually you must lay in it!

Drugs taking over, not the user's mind,..... N.I.M.B.Y.
Someone gives my kids drugs, and they accept them, my kids will be
the first arrested, whoever gave them the drugs will be the second.
No Excuses!

If we want perpetual war, which apparently the U.S. and especially prison-war industrial complex, desires, then we should continue this foolish war on drugs. Until we change our mind around and start offering drug treatment rather than punishment, we'll never help people. How exactly does the punishment of this woman help the minors involved? If the answer is, as it obvious, not at all, then we must ask who is it helping? It's helping the prosecutor, the police, and the prison industry; it's hurting our education system, our health system, and other infrastructure because we have no money for these things, choosing as we do to wage this perpetual war.

NancyB, Im not sure why you are saying Suboxone is "not attractive to those intent on misuse". This is just not true. People are abusing suboxone, they are snorting it and dying from it. An overdose death is not near impossible with this medication, proven by the people that have already died.

Sure it might be helpfull for those who use it for the purpose which it is intended, unfortunately in alot of cases it is being abused and is just another drug on the street for people to die from.

I was able to find a picture here: http://www.channel3000.com/news/19732123...

To clear a few things up about Suboxone. It has what is called a ceiling effect. That is after a certain point, there are no more effects from the medication when a person even if a person takes more. That applies to respiratory depression also, making it a fatal overdose virtually impossible from the medication alone. Here are some references.

"…When administered sublingually as Suboxone® and Subutex® are, the maximum effect appears to occur in the 16-32mg range. Even if doses exceed this range, the drug effect plateaus. This is referred to as the ceiling effect." Buprenorphine and Buprenorphine/Naloxone: New Treatment for Opiate Dependence, Counselor, The Magazine for Addiction Professionals, August 2004, v.5, n.4, pp. 52-55. http://www.counselormagazine.com/display... (paragraph 1)

"Suboxone also exhibits a "ceiling effect" on respiratory depression, thereby decreasing the danger of overdose compared to other opioids." http://drugabusehelp.com/drugs/buprenorp... (paragraph 1)

"Buprenorphine is a partial opiate agonist… It exhibits a ceiling effect, which means that once a certain receptor occupancy desired dosage level has been achieved, additional dosing does not produce additional effects, including eliminating the typical possible opiate overdose effects…" New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, http://www.oasas.state.ny.us/AdMed/meds/... (paragraph 1)

When used as prescribed, Suboxone is a safe and effective tool in the treatment of opioid addiction. It is not switching one addiction for another. Addiction is behavior – uncontrollable, compulsive behavior despite negative consequences. Taking a medication as prescribed is not addiction. In fact the medication usually completely suppresses signs and symptoms of addiction, in effect putting the addiction in remission. (Please see: http://naabt.org/faq_answers.cfm#1 )

There have been instances of diversion. Most often those who buy Suboxone off of the streets are doing so because they cannot find a prescribing physician. Since buprenorphine only partially activates the opioid receptors it is not as attractive to those intent on misuse and this contributes to its extremely low diversion rate despite being administered to a population with high risk diversion. Here is an actual graph of buprenorphine diversion compared to dangerous opioids. http://www.naabt.org/tl/Bupe_compare_gra...

For comprehensive education about Suboxone, please see: http://naabt.org/education.cfm

GMAOF3! VERY well SAID! I am the ULTIMATE broken skipped record! And trust me it isn't fun when my teenager gets cranky at me, but it is necessary for me to do it, and some day he will be doing the same thing to his kids, and realize just like I have that mom wasn't such a dummy after all. :)

The sad part about all of this is, non-users or people who have had NO experience with a loved ones who may have been users just don't get how awful this epidemic is. I beg people who have had no experience with drugs or someone who has to no judge. The mind of a user is no longer the user's mind, it is the drugs. And I know many people will argue this, but I can guarantee that none of those have had experience. Please show compassion the the person, not the behavior.

Parents REALLY need to take all of this seriously. Those boys were just 14 and 15 years old. Obviously, this was NOT their first exposure and considering how easily it is available, I doubt it will be their last. Unless it (hopefully) SCARED the bejeezers outta them!
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Talking to your kids at EVERY opportunity is critical. So what if you sound like a "broken record", it will be so ingrained in their brains, they'll be less likely to succumb to the peer pressure. And start talkin' early! Grade school is ABSOLUTELY NOT too early!
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Don't let up! I don't remember what I did with my daughters, but they have told me repeatedly, they were scared to try drugs. They are now 26 & 28, and the oldest has 3 little ones of her own. Of course they experimented, but it was much older than juvenile age, for the most part.
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Don't be afraid to call the police on your own child! I did! And TELL THEM you will! Then do it!!! It is part of what your tax dollars are paying for, and it helps to have an additional authoritative figure on your side.
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Like I said, I didn't have any big problems with my kids but I also had a great network of parents in my daughters' friendship circles. We called each other to verify, validate, and confirm that where they said they were going, was where they went! They seriously thought I had "eyes in the back of my head"! Network with other parents... You'll be surprised how supportive it can be. All parents reap the benefits, to keep an eye (or 2, or 4 or 8 or...) on ALL these kids.
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Its relatively easy to parent when they are under 10. It gets REALLY dicey when they become 14! They don't need you to be their friend. There is plenty of time for that, when they are adults. Be THE PARENT, do your job, take on the TOUGH STUFF. They will say they hate you/they wish they didn't live in your family/you're too strict, too nosy, too...(whatever else the juvenile brain can come up with, in the heat of anger).
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Stand you ground! It is YOUR home, YOUR family, YOUR values, YOUR money to keep a roof over their heads, food, clothes, extras...
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Teens live in "the now" and EVERYTHING is a big deal, a crisis, the end of the world! They are little drama queens/kings... Get a handle on it!
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Fyi... I have absolutely FABULOUS relationships with both my daughters! I rarely go even a day without a phone call, email or visit from BOTH of them! When your children become adults themselves and they have to support themselves... MOM all of a sudden becomes REALLY intelligent! Pretty cool!

So much drug use, it is so sad. I see it only getting worse and worse, as it already has. :(

Im not sure we should spread the word about suboxone. I have heard it has been being abused and misused in this area for quite awhile already. Pretty soon people will be overdosing on that as well. I dont think taking a new drug to get off an old one is that great of a concept either.

We need a picture.....thanks

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Does the Gazette have a copy of her mug shot?

Good news ! Sounds like some people are working together to get this under control .