My only child Jason died of a heroin overdose on 1/3/13, he was 27. He was living with us and died in his bedroom.

He came back home in the fall after he got out of the hospital from a bad overdose in August that left him very ill physically.

He had only been on heroin since the spring of 2012. He tried rehab.

There is an epidemic in the country right now the deaths from heroin overdose are incredible. The heroin these days is incredibly strong, easy to get, and cheaper than a six pack to get high.

They say once someone gets hooked on it they only have a 5% chance of getting of it permanently, even with rehab.

Even though I know all this I am filled with guilt also. I am tortured with thoughts that I could have done more for him.