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Families hope new NC law could bring justice for fentanyl deaths
GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) โ There are a lot of families hurting in North Carolina.
The state has seen 16,000 killed from fentanyl this year through July alone, according to the Fentanyl Victims Network of North Carolina.
Thatโs 16,000 families missing a loved one because of a growing nationwide fentanyl epidemic. Tracy Sauderson-Ross wishes she would have been home back on Sept. 26, 2022, when her 16-year-old daughter, Abi, was dealing with leg pain and Abiโs boyfriend tried to help.
โHe decided to call a buddy of his to get a Percocet,โ described Saunderson-Ross. โShe took half of the Percocet, it was a bar, and it was 36 nanograms of fentanyl, and she passed away in the middle of the night.โย
Marshall Abbott was out with friends on June 30, 2022, the day before his 30th birthday. A friend he was with bought something. The family still doesnโt know what it was, but they know a loving father didnโt wake up.
โMarshall had 72 nanograms of fentanyl in his system,โ said Elizabeth Abernathy. โHe didnโt stand a chance. He was gone before he even crawled into the bed.โย
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