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Fentanyl killed their son. Now they’re begging parents to understand the dangers
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It was every parent’s worst nightmare.
Two days after Christmas 2020, Chris Didier went into his son Zach’s bedroom in their home near Sacramento. The accomplished student, school theater actor and athlete was unresponsive at his desk – his head lying on his arm.
“I could feel before I even touched him that something was horribly wrong,” said Chris.
Read the full story and watch the video on CNN.com
Natural High – Fentanyl PSA Film (6-Minutes) Dead On Arrival
Why Fentanyl Is So Incredibly Dangerous
Widow and mother of late MLB pitcher Tyler Skaggs speak out against fentanyl
For the first time on camera, the widow of Tyler Skaggs and his mother are sharing their story of loss after the 2019 death of the Los Angeles Angels pitcher. Skaggs was just 27 years old when he was found dead in his hotel room after taking fentanyl-laced oxycodone on the road with his team.
Over three years after Tyler Skaggs’ death, his wife, Carli Skaggs, and mother, Debbie Hetman, spoke to ABC News about what justice looks like to their family.
Read the full article on the Good Morning America web site.
The Chad Prather Show – Fentanyl PSA
North Carolina, where a babysitter just got sentenced to a minimum of four year years in prison for the fentanyl death of a toddler.
Haley Godshall is the now-former defendant in question. Haley was babysitting a friend’s baby for the day, but was also hanging out with one of her friends … a girl with the unfortunate name of Daisy Bare. But here’s the thing: Fentanyl, as we know, doesn’t take a whole lot to kill a person. A few grains of it can be lethal under the right circumstances, and that’s for an adult! I think the pretty obvious first place to land on this is: Don’t do drugs around children, and especially don’t do dangerous drugs that can kill you around them.
Hidden Epidemic: US fentanyl crisis worsens – ABC Nightline
Law enforcement, students and parents present dire warnings as the nation continues to see a rise in fentanyl overdose deaths. Aired on ABC Nightline on September 29, 2022.
LVOF – No Other Side video
Moms share heartbreak of losing sons to fentanyl
On October 6, 2022 April Babcock of Lost Voices of Fentanyl and Tanya Niederman were interviewed on FoxNews in a segment titled: Moms Share Heartreak of Losing Sons to Fentanyl.
Carolina Journal’s Donna King discusses N.C. parents raising concerns about fentanyl
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses N.C. parents’ participation in a Washington, D.C, rally about the dangers of fentanyl. King offered these comments during the Sept. 23, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”