Drug Rehab Could Have Prevented the Death of Father in Washington

Heraldnet.com, of Everett, Washington, reported on one of the most tragic incidences that can happen to any family. It is especially tragic because it could possibly have been prevented with the assistance of an effective drug rehab program.

Forrest Starrett was 48 when he turned to a life of drugs. Husband, father and grandfather, he somehow got himself wrapped up in the cycle of addiction. According to his wife, about one year ago he stopped coming home at night. He began hanging around with different people – those that seemed to easily provide methamphetamine and cocaine. Though time could be spent inspecting all of the reasons one might go from a normal life of backyard barbecues and snowboard riding to one of drug addiction and abuse, it is a more vital issue to consider what can be done once someone is in that situation to get them back from the edge of the addiction cliff.

Sometimes it can happen so fast that you think you have time to get around to handling the situation. However, that may not always be the case. Starrett's wife said, "It took him less than a year to get to the point where he lost his life."

An August morning, Starrett's son turned on the TV news to find his father's truck surrounded by police cars. The screen showed a body covered by a blanket. The night before, Starrett was at a friend's house with some other people. Police believe they were high. Two younger men because suspicious that Starrett was a cop and pulled guns on him. They took him out to his truck at gunpoint where a scuffle ensued. Starrett lost his life that night, gunned down in a drug related murder. Two months later, police issued warrants for the arrest of the alleged killers.

Snohomish County, Washington could be anybody's home and this story could be about your husband or son or daughter. If you suspect an addiction problem, contact www.drugrehabreferral.com for the data you need to know. Don't wait until you turn on the morning news to discover you were too late. Effective drug rehab is available.