Follow along with Pumpkin, the square cat, as he tells the story of his beloved Scotty Boy whom he watched go from a young, carefree, talented, drug-free popular kid to his descent into the hellish world of drugs. The book also tells of other young children whose dreams and ambitions were shattered by the Addiction Monster. GOOD KIDS DO DRUGS TOO. Kids from the right side of the tracks are being derailed by the Addiction Monster. Any parent who thinks that addiction could not happen in their family needs to read this book. Addiction is a family and societal disease. No one is immune. Like an octopus, addiction spreads its tentacles around all of us, encompassing us in its all too often deadly grasp. This is a book that can be read and shared with your younger child, opening up opportunities to discuss drugs. Kids are hearing all about drugs in school. It's important they hear about them at home - how addiction can destroy lives.