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Martin was diagnosed with autism when he was 11 years old. Robbins says her son faced a lot of discrimination and never felt accepted by society.

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His substance use began with alcohol and other household amenities like cough syrup.

Martin was prescribed ADHD medication in elementary school in order to attend but wanted to come off them when he hit puberty. However, during a stint where he began to take them again, he started abusing them.

Robbins says when Martin could no longer use ADHD medication, he turned to recreational meth.

After his addiction issues escalated further, Robbins made the difficult decision to enter a voluntary care agreement with the Ministry of Children and Family Development in 2022. Robbins would maintain guardianship and custody, but Martin would live elsewhere to keep her other kids safe.

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According to Robbins, probation is inadvertently the reason her son is dead today.

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Martin was reported missing during that time, but Robbins says police did little to help.

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Robbins has since joined the Mission Overdose Community Action Team (MOCAT) and hopes to continue raising awareness that dying of addiction is not something to be ashamed of.

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