A mother and father share their story of losing their 21-year-old son to carfentanil poisoning. Blain Padgett was an accomplished Rice University football player who turned to a former teammate for a painkiller while recovering from a shoulder injury.
Naloxone, the active ingredient in 4mg Narcan and higher dose 8mg Kloxxado, along with many generic versions, can reverse an opioid overdose if administered quickly enough. Some areas have Naloxone available for free. Google it.
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Learn more about the dangers of illicit fentanyl at:
DEA - https://www.dea.gov/fentanylawareness
CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/fentanyl/index.html
Fentanyl Fathers - https://fentanylfathers.org/
A Change for Cam - https://achangeforcam.org/