Son’s death spurs mom to action

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When Randy Rakes left his mother’s home near midnight last year to walk to his best friend’s house, he stood atop the front steps and said he was on his way to the top.

Two months earlier, in order to rid himself of a nasty addiction to heroin, he hardly ate, drank or slept. He was looking forward to getting his life on track, said Jeanne Blizzard, his mother.

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