Cindy who lost her son to an overdose
I watched my son battle a heroin addiction that ultimately took his life 48 hours out of rehab. The heroin he bought was laced with fentanyl. What addicts and families need to be aware of is fentanyl is being added to heroin and killing young people daily. Fentanyl, a synthetic opiate is 50-100 times more potent than morphine.
Unfortunately for many who have overdosed on the heroin/fentanyl combination Narcan was not successful in reviving them. My son was given 3 doses of Naloxone and it was too late. Every time an addict injects,snorts or smokes what they think is just heroin could be laced with fentanyl. It's like playing Russian Roulette. God Bless all those struggling in active addiction and the families that love them.