N.B. man writes childrens book about harsh realities of drug addiction – New Brunswick [Video]

A New Brunswick man concerned about open drug use and the opioid crisis impacting local youth is writing a children’s book that no kid may ever read.

In Saint John, Derrick May is “the soapbox preacher.”

Known in his community for being outspoken on social media about drug use and homelessness in his neighbourhood, he has decided to write what he calls a children’s book, that is anything but child-like.

“Mainly the open drug use and the fentanyl use that we are seeing around here, I have a hard time making sense of it. How do you explain it to kids and what better way to explain it to kids than a children’s book?” asked May.

Sitting on his stoop in Saint John, May pens unsettling rhymes for a story showcasing characters like “Fentanyl Franklin”.

“You can’t see Fetty Frank but he is all around in the air and on the ground,” he reads from his journal.

A character …