Middlesex Middle School 8th grade students stoically listened as Ginger Katz talked about her son Ian's death from a heroin overdose when he was 20 years old. Katz, a Norwalk resident, told the students the brutal truth of how substance abuse robbed her son of a promising future and how important it is for them to make smart choices when they are confronted with situations involving drugs and alcohol. Katz also told them to find at least three adults in their lives they can confide in about anything. Katz created the nonprofit The Courage to Speak Foundation shortly after her son's death to educate children, parents, and school administrators on how to keep youth drug free
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