European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 16. 1987 the stars and stripes kicking drugs teen s toughest trip by Wendy both Lanstaff writer anger. Frustration. They grew in 14-year-Otd Scott Berry unchecked and unnoticed buried under a numbing fog of Poi Ltd. Cocaine and  person has u breaking Point Scall was about to find his. When his parents is panted in 1985, Scon went to live with his Mother to Springfield a. His older sister had left  and married. Scott s father col. Roy Berry went to Germany As chief of staff of Floc 3rd support Cost in  Berry family unit was no More. Scott realizes now lie was angry about ii att he knew then was that he Hurt  Hod built up inside me because of things that had happened in my life said Scott now 16. My parents divorce being separated from my father. I never ventilated n i id it bottle up inside  was a Battlefield for Scott and his Mother. We fought a lot verbally and physically he said a lot of times t did t want to come Home and she did t want to come Home because we were afraid or what we d face. It was painful we never talked. I never told her about what i was doing How school was and How my Day went. She knew was doing drugs he  Laid Down the rules and Scott broke  had a lot of Freedom he said. My mom gave me a curfew and i did t obey it. There was no authority figure around. Well there was my Mother and she did t have any control Over me. Scott supported his drug habit at first by stealing Money from his parents. Later he sold his belongings stereos watches. One fight with his Mother finally went too far Scott was arrested charged with assault and placed in juvenile detention. His eyes Lake on a haunted look As he talks about it. It scared me that i could do that to a person Andl Hai i had that kind of anger inside me he said. Roy Bony went to the United Stales on tempera by Dutwin february l9b6. Planning to visit his children. When he Learned of Scott a detention he went Tosca him. "1 underestimated the effect it divorce was hav ing on my children Berry said. I just kind of assumed that he was a pretty Good kid and he would stay that , 47, Felt sympathy As he visited his son in the detention Center. I saw a truly frightened boy whose world had come crashing Down on his shoulders he said Scott spent a month in detention. Then he spent two months at a detoxification Center in Arlington a. The detox program included drug education  Learned a lot about discipline in Arlington,1 he said. I Learned about what 1 was doing to  from there Scott was referred to the today , a residential drug rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia for the first two months he could not Contact his family in the final three months his Mother did t visit Call or write. Berry wrote his son from Germany. They said it made it More difficult for him hav ing no Contact with his family Berry  said he made the decision to quit taking drugs Al the end of his five month stay. It was t until the end that i gained something he said to changed my  the Berrys separation ended in divorce aug. 10. When Scott left the rehabilitation Center soon after he went to live with his father. After what she his Mother went through the problems she decided to turn him Back Over to his lather Berry said. Scon describes his relationship with his father up to thai Lime As  i had t lived with him in two  Bui he was optimistic about moving in with him i knew we would gel off on a Good  Scott said. Anything could be belter than where 1 came  by the Lime he came to live with me. He was ready to Lake up a Normal life Berry said. A Home school a Normal environment. Some  Scot is a Freliman Al Wiesbaden High he s go some catching up 10 do. Bui hit s on the Honor Roll and plans to play football next  and his friends Tike football basketball base Ball. They go into Wiesbaden on inc weekends. They Don t do  re a lot different Ihan my friends before Scot  Al Home is peaceful for Scott and Roy Berry. Wiesbaden High school freshman Scott birr 1. Getting off drugs got blk onto better things. S4s photo by qua Bochu Ettler "1 think we get along great Scoll said. We reopen honest i m not afraid to Tell him anything and lie s not afraid to Tell me anything. Our relation ship is a father son relationship but it s a Friendship too a deep  father lays Down the rules and Scott follows them unwillingly at times. He said he does t always like being asked where he s going and who he s with. Berry is firm. All i want to know is where he is and who he s with he said grinning. If he s uncomfortable where he is he can Call me to come get him we be done thai at times did t expect him to Berry said Scott has earned his Trust to worried at first. I Don t nearly As much any More. I m convinced he has the sense and inc desirello stay away from  he s determined to Sec Scott stay clean. I think he s got a problem he s going la face for the rest of his life and he knows thai. Berry said. I want him to make his own Way in the world whatever that is. 1 warn him to have the mental and physical capabilities to do thai Scoll said he and his Mother write and he s plan Ning to visit her in the United Stales soon. But the Contact is strained it s better than it was before Bui it s Noi a great relationship he said. Me and my Mother have Biol of talking to  talking is something father and son do daily. It s something Scott did t do before with anybody if i m angry i d Tell somebody he said ill Lell him he said nodding toward his father. Scoll provides a sympathetic car As Well. One of my friends came Over the other night and talked to me about his family he said. He said he used to live by the old Rule that men Don t cry men Don t show their feelings but no More. I m not afraid to cry to Tell someone m angry Al them he said. Scott is not the Only one trying to come to terms with himself. Roy Kerry is too. Berry says he does t blame himself for Scott s behaviour even though he believes he could have done More to keep it from happening. Instead he s making up for lost Lime. The one thing i Hope i be Learned to do belter is to listen he said. It s the most important thing Parent can do. You May not understand what they say you May not like what they say you May not want to hear it. But if you Don t someone else will and it May be the one who s pushing the drugs Scott thinks it s up to him whether or not he stays away from drugs. After All he made the decision 10 use them. I wanted to i was approached with it. It was my decision he said. And if he s approached now ill say no and walk  Scott knows he has a fight on his hands. He liked using drugs ill be honest. I had a great time while 1 was doing the drugs but coming off them is inc hardest Lime i be Hadin my life he said. It brings Oul feelings you never knew you had. It s just not Worth doing