News We thought we knew what drug addiction looked like. Then our nephew died in our house. October 12, 2019Mary Anne French and Tom Wega, Opinion contributorsComments Off on We thought we knew what drug addiction looked like. Then our nephew died in our house. Our society depicts drug addicts as depressed, disheveled, down trodden, foaming at their unshaven mouths, losers. But Derek John was none of that.