[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Yeah, great kid, a freakin crackhead.

?????

I don't see any mention of crack in the article, do you? (Not to say crack couldn't be the problem, of course; but then, it might just as easily be one of any number of other problems as well, including [oh, say] alcoholism.) What makes you suspect it's a crack problem, specifically...?

[aroundabout]

It’s a euphemism (sort of) for addiction to a controlled substance. Addiction is addiction, the what is merely a detail.