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Website Takes On Drug Dealers
July 31, 2001

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A group calling itself Dads and Mad Moms Against Drug Dealers (DAMMADD) has launched a website to take anonymous tips about drug dealers and manufacturers, the Associated Press reported July 29.

The tips received through the website are passed on to law-enforcement officials. If the tip results in an arrest and conviction, the group offers a reward -- up to $1,500 for a street-level dealer.

Steven Steiner Sr. of Tioga Center, N.Y., got the idea for the website after his 19-year-old son died last January of an overdose -- ironically, not of an illicit drug, but of the prescription painkiller OxyContin.

Steiner was upset that no one was arrested for providing his son with the drug. He turned his anger into the DAMMADD website.

"I have to wake up every morning and see his picture in the living room and his urn, and it makes me damn mad," said Steiner. "That's what gives me the energy. I'm going to make a difference, there's no doubt."

Since the site was launched in May, there have been 64 tips leading to four arrests.

COMMENTS ON THIS ARTICLE:

Posted by Terry on 30 Mar 08 09:04 PM EDT
This message is to any parents in the Newburgh, Evansville area. My son lives there and is a drug user. I am in the military and am geographically seperated from him. He buys his garbage from a guy that goes by the name of "Homer". Look at your kids cell phones and look for that name. I don't want a reward I just want this guy removed from my sons life. If I can get his number I will post it later.

Posted by elisha on 04 Sep 09 05:19 PM EDT
look i am mad at drug dealing but have you considered its an addiction just like useing...i have the addiction and will struggle the rest of my life with this addiction dont get me wrong it is not right and there is no amount of mony in the world worth the consequences i have paid for making the wrong choice as far as dealing goes. i have a large family that i was supporting from drug dealing no i dont deal anymore but i struggle with the urge of getting that fast easy money and as of now there is no class no support to help those of us that want to change personally i went to rehab and worked the 12 step program also i seen 1st hand how i contributed to the bad behaviors of these addicts i am white female and do clerical work you would never guessed i was in the profession of selling controlled substances and doing very well at it now i have also decided to make a difference and maybe i can start a support group for othersw like me

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