Fatal Facts of Fentanyl
The Fatal Facts of Fentanyl is dedicated to raising awareness of the illicit fentanyl crisis hitting the USA. It is killing tens-of-thousands of people who suffer from substance abuse disorders and first-time users. There are no boundaries. It is straight across the board with the number of deaths without any regard to race, sex, socio-economics, age, education, religious background, location. It is in every community within our country. The fentanyl crisis is deadlier than ever before for various reasons. It is time to address the many issues surrounding this crisis. It is time to listen and learn from experts. It is time to hear the many stories from people who have lost their loved ones due to death by deception. Change begins with each of us as individuals and collaboration with others towards this positive transformation. The goal is to save lives and families from this travesty. Awareness and Education are the key. Knowledge is Power.
Episodes
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 fe...
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 fa...
Freida McDonald shares her devastating experience of losing both her sons—Stephen to homicide and Michael to fentanyl poisoning—and how she transformed her grief into a mission to help others battling addiction. Her powerful story illustrates how grief can lead to addiction and how knowledge about the dangers of fentanyl and street drugs can save lives.
• Stephen was murdered in 2012, shot and killed during a...
The silent epidemic of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl is claiming thousands of young lives across America, and most parents have no idea until it's too late.
When Laura's 17-year-old son Zach purchased what he thought was a Percocet on Snapchat, she couldn't have known it would end his life. A straight-A student with college acceptance letters to multiple UC schools including UCLA, Zach...
Addiction doesn't discriminate—it can begin in the most unexpected ways, even through legitimate medical treatment. In this powerful conversation, Kelly shares the heartbreaking journey of her son Peyton, whose battle with opioid dependency began after cancer treatment.
At 16, Peyton was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. The high-dose steroids used to save his life had devastating side effects, det...
RE-UPLOAD ... Season 2, Episode 1.. Original Interview for Season 1, Episode 1 was in July, 2021 with Derek Maltz, SR. ~ former DEA Special Operations leader, and more recently...
The Acting Director of the DEA - Appointed by President Donald J. Trump from January-May, 2025
The information STILL remains Relevant and True as of NOW. Some Changes have been Made in AMERICA, yet, more NEED to be made in Order to SAVE...
Interview with Jaime Puerta, president of VOID, Victims Of Illicit Drugs, in particular Illicit Fentanyl bombarding our country with hundreds-of-thousands of deaths of our youth and young adults. Jaime is a grieving father who lost his 16-year old son, Daniel when he ingested a counterfeit pill that he purchased on SNAPCHAT, full of deadly Fentanyl that killed him.
Death by Deception!
Since, his so...
It can happen to anyone. My son was poisoned with a counterfeit Percocet that contained pure fentanyl.
We lost our amazing son, Matthew Thomas, at 20 years of age to fentanyl poisoning. He took what he thought was a Percocet and died moments later on the morning of 07/25/2020. Because of this tragic loss our family experienced, we want to do everything in our power to keep another family from suffering this w...
Understanding Addiction - Know Science, No Stigma... Interview with Dr. Charles Smith, author of this most informative book ... a must-read for those struggling from the tragic effects of drugs and alcohol.. and for their families to understand the behaviors often associated with this disease of addiction.
Dr. Smith is an expert in this field with personal, firsthand experience with the humiliation and sham...
Angel Mom of Tiffany and Zachary. My children are gone - I fight to save YOURS.
The overwhelming majority of Fentanyl POISONINGS are NOT "overdoses". The term "overdose" implies the user had knowledge of the presence of illicit fentanyl and CHOSE to use it anyway and then used too much. This is NOT what is happening in the majority of cases with illicit fentanyl. We call this the new "parad...
"This gets more ridiculous everyday. And what is even more ridiculous is the complete lack of effort on the part of this administration in getting the word effectively spread. And where are State and local Public Health agencies in doing the same. It is their immediate responsibility to alert the public to any Public Health emergency.
Illicit Fentanyl, it’s analogs, and the manner in which they are deceptive...
The first thing I told the detective on the case was,
“I don’t want any other mommies to feel this way! I don’t want this guy to kill anyone else! Promise me you’ll get him!”
I didn’t know Fentanyl was being sold in street drugs, on Snapchat, or in our community until Luca died. My need to warn the community (Awareness) outweighed my need for vengeance. Just so we’re clear vengeance and justice aren’t even close to eac...
Imagine devoting your whole career serving your country as a Naval officer, then in law enforcement and now working for the federal government combating the drug crisis in America... and your own son succumbs to fentanyl poisoning.
To protect this mans identity... He has agreed to an interview using a different name and being anonymous. He fights this fight everyday of his life.
He is one of many...
One day at a time... This is an interview with Freida, a mother who lost her only 2 sons. Her oldest son to a homicide and 4 years later his brother died from Fentanyl poisoning. Both died at the age of 24 years old. This is Stephens and Michaels story shared by their mother.
Ripple Effect...."We began to lose Michael when we lost Stephen"
As you can empathize, when Stephen died fro...
RAPP, short for Relatives Against Purdue Pharma... An activist group who testified at hearings, lent support at whistle-blower trials and marched outside pharmaceutical-funded physician meetings to make their voices heard to bring awareness and education towards much-needed changes with the opioid crisis in America.
Their leader was Ed Bisch, an I.T. worker from Philadelphia who’d lost his 18-year-old son, E...
Zach purchased on SnapChat, what he thought was a Percocet. That one pill ended his life with a lethal dose of Fentanyl. Death by Deception!
Parents need to realize the drug paradigm has shifted dramatically since they themselves were teenagers.
"My son would have never taken that pill if he knew the market was flooded by these counterfeit pills. All you get is a rude awakening when this ha...
In 1999, after losing his son Danny in a drug-related shooting in New Orleans and lacking answers from police, a small town pharmacist – Dan Schneider – beats the odds when he embarks on a dogged pursuit to find and bring his son’s killer to justice. But months later, the ripple effects of his son’s addiction and tragic death would find him again when a troubling number of young, seemingly healthy people began visitin...
It is easy to judge. It is more difficult to understand. Understanding requires compassion, patience and a willingness to believe good hearts sometimes choose poor methods. Through judging we separate. Through understanding, we grow! STOP the STIGMA...
"Momma, all I want is a normal life"... Peyton was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma at age 16. Age 19, he had a full hip replacement due to the...
Derek S. Maltz, retired from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) after 28 years of dedicated service.
Maltz was the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Special Operations Division (SOD) and previously held the position as the Chief of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, which is the oldest and largest drug task force in America.
Mr. Maltz is also a nation...
Fatal Facts of Fentanyl
The Fatal Facts of Fentanyl is dedicated to raising awareness of the illicit fentanyl crisis hitting the USA.
It is killing tens-of-thousands of people who suffer from substance use disorders and first-time users.
There are no boundaries.
It is in every community within our country.
The fentanyl crisis is deadlier then ever before for various reasons.
It is time to address th...
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