My Daughter Died From an Overdose: 4 Things I Want Parents to Know

“She’s so bright. Once she gets to college, she’ll make new friends and have a change in environment and will focus on her academics. The experimentation she did in high school will fall behind her.”

If only…

Ten years ago, my husband and I were wondering whether we should be looking for colleges or rehabs for our daughter. Note the wording: she was not taking a particularly active role in the college search. But the culture of our family, and her school, made college the ineluctable choice....