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Matt Schoonover is the son of Paul and Ellen Schoonover and the brother of Myles Schoonover. Matt grew up in a middle class family in Columbus, Ohio. When he goes to college in Tennessee, a painkiller prescription turns him into an opiate addict, beginning with OxyContin and ending in heroin. Matt drops out of college and returns home to Columbus, where he continues to use drugs. The day after returning from a stint in rehab, Matt overdoses on heroin and dies. His death inspires his parents to advocate for reform.
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In the months after Matt died, Paul and Ellen Schoonover were struck by all they didn’t know. First, the pills: Doctors prescribed them, so how could they lead to heroin and death? And what was black tar heroin? People who lived in tents under overpasses used heroin. Matt grew up in the best neighborhoods, attended a Christian private school and a prominent church. He’d admitted his addiction, sought help, and received the best residential drug treatment in Columbus. Why wasn’t that enough?
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Matt Schoonover Quotes in Dreamland
The Dreamland quotes below are all either spoken by Matt Schoonover or refer to Matt Schoonover. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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In the months after Matt died, Paul and Ellen Schoonover were struck by all they didn’t know. First, the pills: Doctors prescribed them, so how could they lead to heroin and death? And what was black tar heroin? People who lived in tents under overpasses used heroin. Matt grew up in the best neighborhoods, attended a Christian private school and a prominent church. He’d admitted his addiction, sought help, and received the best residential drug treatment in Columbus. Why wasn’t that enough?
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