What’s worse than dying from a heroin overdose?

When he was a teenager, Alex Morris overdosed on heroin. His mother found him unresponsive on their living room couch. He survived but was hospitalized for over a year. Thirteen years after his overdose, he has regained some cognitive skills but is still unable to care for himself. This article from the New York Times outlines Alex’s life now as a 30 year old man who is completely dependent on his 66 year old mother. The article goes on to talk about the troubling statistics of heroin overdose. Alex’s story is sadly becoming more and more common. Visit the New York Times to read the article in its entirety.