ThistlesLoganWallaceCrofttoasting a marshmallowongivingittohisevilsister, hisfamilysay, For a fewmonthslastsummer, thiskindandthoughtfulLogandisappeared.
Butonthemorningofthe 21stofAugust, hewasback.
Thatwassadstory, Michael.
As I lefthetoldmethathelovedmeand I can't rememberthelasttimetheytoldmetheylovedmeAnd I neversaiditbacktoitwillnotbacktoremember.
But I rememberturningaroundandhestillwavydothatwith.
Andhedidthattoyou, meandbroughtby.
I said, I'm proudoffyou.
And I said, Youareproudofyoutoo.
Andhesaid, No, don't listentome.
I'm proudofyou.
I wantyoutoknow I'm proudofyou.
A fewhourslater, StevefoundoutLoganhadgoneto a cliffneartheirhome.
Stevewenttofindhim.
I foundeightcrumbs, emptybags, cocainebags, disranoitpulldaytosomePepsi.
Thepoliceaskedmewhere I thoughtIwasand I justknewthathehadgoneover.
So I camehomeand I havetotellTillieBrewerydied, Um, whichbringshope.
Youaddcocaineintothatmixonwhatyouhaveisalmostlike a rocketfueledkindofincreasinganimpulsivity, whichreallyperhapsgivespeoplethedrivertotocompleteanactthattheymaynototherwisedo.
It's likecrossingtheroadinfrontof a carspeedingtowardsyou.
Instead, atoneinquest, where a manhangedhimselfaftertakingalcoholandcocaine, thecoronerrecorded a narrativeverdict, sayingthedeceasedtookhisownlifewhilethebalanceofhismindwasdisturbed.
Butourbiggestconcern, obviously, istheimpactonontheindividualandtheirfamiliesbecausepeopleoftengetintothehabitualuseofalcoholandthentheyaddcocaineintothatanditbecomes a verytoxicmix.