The loss of her brother Chase is still raw for Lauren Littlefield.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - More than 70,000 Americans a year die from fentanyl overdoses. And on this National Fentanyl Awareness Day, a woman whose 18-year-old brother died of a fentanyl overdose is sharing her family’s heartbreak in the hope it will help save others.The loss of her brother Chase is still raw for Littlefield, but through her grief she said she wants to share his story to try to save others.
One pill can kill. It only takes 2 milligrams of fentanyl to be deadly. That’s the amount that fits on the tip of a pencil. “He was not an addict. He was just a kid. And he was left with the worst consequences from his childlike actions. He was left with adult consequences and it just is awful, said Littlefield. “It’s our job to tell our young people how dangerous it is.”
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