My Son Died Of A Fentanyl Overdose. Here's What No One Is Telling You About This Crisis.
8 months ago

My Son Died Of A Fentanyl Overdose. Here's What No One Is Telling You About This Crisis.

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Randy, the author's son, is pictured in 2015. Courtesy of Karen Wallace Bartelt My son Randy died in 2018 from an accidental fentanyl/heroin overdose. I wrote of my grief as a parent, Randy’s efforts to get clean, and the well-intentioned friends who suggested that I let him hit rock bottom, even if rock bottom meant burying my child. Courtesy of Karen Wallace Bartelt Making matters even worse for many of us is the unintended cruelty from those who’ve never had — or lost — an addict child. Yes, some people still try to soften things and say our addict children are now “at peace and no longer suffering,” but let’s call it like it is: Since 2018, hundreds of thousands of our children have died of accidental overdoses from drugs that are much more powerful than the human body is built to withstand.

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Mother and grandfather charged with murder in toddler’s fentanyl overdose
5 months, 1 week ago

Mother and grandfather charged with murder in toddler’s fentanyl overdose

LA Times  

Seventeen-month-old Justin Bulley’s mother and grandfather were charged with his murder after he fatally overdosed on fentanyl. The grandfather, Jessie Darthard, told sheriff’s deputies that he had fallen asleep while smoking fentanyl and awoke to his grandson, Justin Bulley, lying motionless next to him on the couch. The mother, Jessica Darthard, was charged with felony child abuse causing death, as …

Mother faces charges after her baby died of a possible fentanyl overdose
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mother faces charges after her baby died of a possible fentanyl overdose

LA Times  

Photographs of people who died due to drugs are on display during the Second Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl at Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Washington in 2023. A Santa Cruz County mother is facing criminal neglect charges after her 18-month-old baby died of a possible fentanyl overdose. Woll was later booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on two …

In the fentanyl crisis, infants and toddlers become unsuspecting victims
8 months, 2 weeks ago

In the fentanyl crisis, infants and toddlers become unsuspecting victims

LA Times  

Soluna Lora and her children console one another on June 5 after they unveiled the gravestone of their late son and brother, 2-year-old Ezekiel Rivera, who died in 2023 of fentanyl toxicity in Bakersfield. Soluna Lora, along with her family and friends, release balloons June 5, 2024, at a gravestone unveiling ceremony in Bakersfield for Lora’s child who died from …

‘Pawn Stars’’ Rick Harrison’s son Adam died of accidental overdose, officials confirm
1 year ago

‘Pawn Stars’’ Rick Harrison’s son Adam died of accidental overdose, officials confirm

LA Times  

Las Vegas officials revealed the cause of death for Adam Harrison, who died in January. A representative for the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner confirmed to The Times on Friday that Harrison, the son of “Pawn Stars” personality Rick Harrison, died of fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity. The Las Vegas coroner confirmed Rick Harrison’s previous announcement that his son …

Boy, 13, dies from accidental fentanyl overdose
1 year, 1 month ago

Boy, 13, dies from accidental fentanyl overdose

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 13-year-old boy who …

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
1 year, 5 months ago

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Andrea Thomas had never heard of fentanyl when her daughter died after taking half of a pill she thought was prescription medication. Five years later, she’s among hundreds of thousands of families who have lost a loved one as the U.S. undergoes the deadliest overdose crisis in its history. prevention is going to be our strongest asset.” In …

Suspect in toddler’s fentanyl death at Bronx daycare called her husband twice before 911
1 year, 6 months ago

Suspect in toddler’s fentanyl death at Bronx daycare called her husband twice before 911

The Independent  

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As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder
1 year, 6 months ago

As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder

Associated Press  

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Madison Bernard climbed into bed before dawn with her toddler, Charlotte, who was asleep next to a nightstand strewn with straws, burned tinfoil and a white powder. In California, where the Legislature has failed to pass such laws, prosecutors in at least three counties are turning to drunk driving laws to charge parents whose children die …

As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder
1 year, 6 months ago

As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In California, where the Legislature …

How ‘Painkiller’ turned legal disclaimers into moving tributes to opioid victims
1 year, 7 months ago

How ‘Painkiller’ turned legal disclaimers into moving tributes to opioid victims

LA Times  

The legal disclaimers that often appear in TV shows inspired by real events tend to use the same dull, boilerplate language to notify viewers about the license the series has taken with historical fact. “Painkiller” is based on two acclaimed journalistic accounts of the opioid epidemic — the 2003 book “Pain Killer: A ‘Wonder’ Drug’s Trail of Addiction and Death“ …

Fentanyl exposure symptoms: Mother’s warning on invisible drug that kills 150 every day
2 years, 4 months ago

Fentanyl exposure symptoms: Mother’s warning on invisible drug that kills 150 every day

The Independent  

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Three Texas high school students believed to have died of fentanyl overdoses
2 years, 6 months ago

Three Texas high school students believed to have died of fentanyl overdoses

The Independent  

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California families who lost loved ones to fentanyl-laced drugs press lawmakers to act
2 years, 10 months ago

California families who lost loved ones to fentanyl-laced drugs press lawmakers to act

LA Times  

An investigator leaves the scene where three men were found dead from a fentanyl overdose in an apartment building in downtown Los Angeles on May 5. They erect billboards blaming politicians for the drug crisis and stage “die-in” protests against open-air drug markets in Los Angeles’ Venice Beach and San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. One critic of California’s progressive policies is …

Child dies of suspected fentanyl overdose, parents arrested
2 years, 10 months ago

Child dies of suspected fentanyl overdose, parents arrested

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The parents of a 15-month-old …

Teen fentanyl overdose deaths tripled in last three years, study finds
2 years, 11 months ago

Teen fentanyl overdose deaths tripled in last three years, study finds

The Independent  

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Mother of 13-year-old boy who died of fentanyl overdose raises alarm about fake pills sold on social media
2 years, 11 months ago

Mother of 13-year-old boy who died of fentanyl overdose raises alarm about fake pills sold on social media

The Independent  

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Jordan Cashmyer: Star of ‘16 and Pregnant’ killed by fentanyl in latest tragic US opioid case
3 years, 1 month ago

Jordan Cashmyer: Star of ‘16 and Pregnant’ killed by fentanyl in latest tragic US opioid case

The Independent  

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Mother, father charged after child dies from fentanyl overdose
3 years, 4 months ago

Mother, father charged after child dies from fentanyl overdose

LA Times  

Adler Metcalf, 22 and Sandy Acuna, 20, was charged with murder in the death of a 15-month-old child. The mother of a 15-month-old child has been charged with murder and the father with child endangerment after a Riverside County sheriff’s investigation determined their child died of a fentanyl overdose in Jurupa Valley two months ago, a Riverside County district attorney’s …

Grieving mother's warning after fit and healthy son died in his sleep after wearing fentanyl patch
5 years, 6 months ago

Grieving mother's warning after fit and healthy son died in his sleep after wearing fentanyl patch

Daily Mail  

A heartbroken mother is on a mission to spread the word about the dangers of fentanyl patches, four years after one tragically claimed the life of her fit and healthy son. Gold Coast personal trainer Michael Clayton, 21, put on the patch before going to bed on the night of March 27, 2015, as pain relief for sore muscles after …

Mother shares picture of dying son after fentanyl overdose warning of opioid abuse
7 years, 10 months ago

Mother shares picture of dying son after fentanyl overdose warning of opioid abuse

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A woman whose son overdosed on prescription painkillers has posted a …

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