Current Event- Ellen Whitehead

Over a year ago, a young mom was found overdosed in her car with her 10 month old son in the back seat. The woman, Erika Hunt, was found by the cops and one of the cops top a picture of her and shared it with the world. This photo's publicity is what helped get Erika Hunt back on track. The cop's reasoning for sharing this photo was to create awareness of this issue to help future problems, and it worked. After this incident, Hunt took rehab seriously. Today, one year later, Hunt is sober and happier than ever with her son. She states that the photo helps to remind of her how bad times were and how much better she is now. I am glad that incidents like this are helping people realize the real outcomes of drug addictions. It is important that addiction rates go down rather than up and awareness such as the picture that the police officer shared helps to spread the real affect of these powerful drugs.

www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/health/indiana-mom-overdose-photo-trnd/index.html