Send us a text A federal narcotics officer who lost his son to fentanyl shares his heartbreaking personal story while explaining the realities of fighting the deadly opioid crisis from both sides. • Officer Rick's 19-year-old son died from fentanyl after multiple overdoses, despite Rick's 25 years of experience fighting illegal drugs • The progression from marijuana to high-potency THC vapes (80-90% THC) to fentanyl poisoning • Narcan (naloxone) saved Rick's son twice before the fatal overdo...
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Send us a text A federal narcotics officer who lost his son to fentanyl shares his heartbreaking personal story while explaining the realities of fighting the deadly opioid crisis from both sides. • Officer Rick's 19-year-old son died from fentanyl after multiple overdoses, despite Rick's 25 years of experience fighting illegal drugs • The progression from marijuana to high-potency THC vapes (80-90% THC) to fentanyl poisoning • Narcan (naloxone) saved Rick's son twice before the fatal overdo...
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Send us a text Dr. Charles Smith brings critical insights about addiction as a legitimate medical disease requiring scientific understanding and treatment approaches that match its complexity and timeline. • Addiction is a brain disease affecting the dopamine reward system, comparable to diabetes or heart disease • Approximately 1 in 10 people have vulnerable dopamine systems predisposing them to addiction • Risk factors include genetic predisposition, early age of first use, childhood traum...
Fatal Facts of Fentanyl
Send us a text A federal narcotics officer who lost his son to fentanyl shares his heartbreaking personal story while explaining the realities of fighting the deadly opioid crisis from both sides. • Officer Rick's 19-year-old son died from fentanyl after multiple overdoses, despite Rick's 25 years of experience fighting illegal drugs • The progression from marijuana to high-potency THC vapes (80-90% THC) to fentanyl poisoning • Narcan (naloxone) saved Rick's son twice before the fatal overdo...
