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  • My Addiction Got The Best Of Me, And I'm Sorry

    Jennifer Birkoski, Letter To The Editor|Mar 4, 2015

    People of Valley County, When I was charged with felony drug distribution, I believed I was the victim. After all, I was a mother trying to support my family and hold my family together the best I could at the time. Through it all, my addiction got the best of me. I rationalized selling drugs by telling myself I wasn't hurting anybody, that they were adults who could make their own choices. I knew I was in the wrong, yet I blamed everyone else but the person responsible ... me. It's taken me three years and ending up in prison to wrap my mind...