Hooked on Heroin: Hoping for help

Why is it people are so afraid of asking for help?
It’s a crutch. It’s a hand-me-out. It’s a sign of weakness.
But not today.
24-year-old Crysta Joehlin is crying out for help. On a warm morning on the next-to-last day in August, Joehlin walked into the Newark Police Department and metaphorically waved a white flag of unconditional surrender; a desperate cry for help from a heroin addict.
“She wants to do this,” Crysta’s mother, Cathy said. “She wants to