Brother’s OxyContin Addiction Inspires Damascus Woman to Start Web-Based Facebook Support Group

Published June 30, 2010

Brother’s OxyContin addiction inspires Damascus woman to start web-based Facebook support group
As Michael Reed’s senior year of high school drew to a close in 2008, and he became increasingly worried about his uncharted future, he turned to drugs to relieve the stress.
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Brother’s OxyContin addiction inspires Damascus woman to start web-based Facebook support group
Caitlin Reed, 24, (left) of Damascus and two of her cousins started a Facebook group in April called “Bring awareness to Maryland’s OxyContin epidemic” after her brother Michael Reed, 20, (right) became addicted to Oxycodon during his senior year of high school.
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Maryland’s OxyContin awareness group forms on the Web
Caitlin Reed, 24, and her brother Michael Reed, 20, of Damascus show the ‘Bring awareness to Maryland’s OxyContin epidemic’ Facebook page she helped create. He has been free of his addiction to the prescription drug since January 2009. His family started the group to offer support to others.
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