Jackson County Died: December 19, 2021 ‘They were poisoned. This was a homicide’ James Addams Jr. couldn’t contain his excitement when he called his mom on Dec. 16, 2021. “He said, ‘Mom, I got it! I got it!” Katrina Smith recalls her son saying. “And I said, ‘You got what?’” James had taught himself toContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: True Stories from Missouri – James Michael Addams Jr, 29”
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Opioid Crisis Friday: True Stories from Missouri – Matthew Alan Smith, 37
Jackson County Died: Feb. 12, 2022 ‘If not your child, it’s going to be someone you know’ Matthew Smith started down the path to addiction in high school. At 17, while high on meth, he and two others broke into some cars. “And Matt got sentenced to eight years,” said his mother, Lori Smith. “TheyContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: True Stories from Missouri – Matthew Alan Smith, 37”
Opioid Crisis Friday: Tribes in Washington are battling a devastating opioid crisis. Will a multimillion-dollar bill help?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Washington die of opioid overdoses at five times the state average. by Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Evelyn Jefferson walks deep into a forest dotted with the tents of unhoused Lummi Nation tribal members and calls out names. When someone appears, she andContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Tribes in Washington are battling a devastating opioid crisis. Will a multimillion-dollar bill help?”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Zach Anderson, 17
Jackson County Died: January 29, 2023 He would do anything for anyone’ On Aug. 10, what would have been Zach Anderson’s 18th birthday, his mom and family held a “Forever 17” party. Friends and family decorated lanterns and released them into the sky. They talked about the teen who worked several shifts a week atContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Zach Anderson, 17”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories From Missouri-Samantha “Sami” Fisher, 23
Jackson County Died: June 9, 2021 She wanted to be a good mom When she died, Sami Fisher had one photo on her new cellphone — which she had taken that day — of three pills. “My three little Percs,” she had written. Sami, who had battled an opioid addiction for several years, bought theContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories From Missouri-Samantha “Sami” Fisher, 23”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories From Missouri – Jetaya Rose Lucero, 19
Douglas County Passed Away: June 7, 2023 ‘She wanted to help everybody, especially the underdogs’ Jetaya Lucero “had the most contagious smile,” her mother said. “She wanted to help everybody, especially the underdogs. She wanted to be a teacher for special needs kids.” But as vivacious as she appeared on the outside, Sharen Lucero said,Continue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories From Missouri – Jetaya Rose Lucero, 19”
Opioid Crisis Friday: True Stories from Missouri – MJ Issa
Douglas County Died August 28, 2021 Trying to stop the drug trade is playing Whack-a-Mole. We have to arm our children’ MJ Issa was an accomplished athlete, a talented rapper and, his family said, a sneaker aficionado. “When he was younger, he would buy them on eBay and various shoe sites online and then heContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: True Stories from Missouri – MJ Issa”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: Amid a fentanyl crisis, Layne Staley’s mother still drumming up support for addiction recovery resources
by Maddie White Layne Staley from Kirkland, the lead singer of Alice in Chains, would have turned 56 years old this week. KIRKLAND, Wash. — New data out of King County shows the fentanyl crisis may be getting worse. Public Health – Seattle & King County reports that between January and the end of July ofContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: Amid a fentanyl crisis, Layne Staley’s mother still drumming up support for addiction recovery resources”
Opioid Crisis Friday: Pound of meth, 1,000 fentanyl pills and more found during Post Falls traffic stop
by Vincent Saglimbeni POST FALLS, ID. — Two people were arrested after law enforcement found a pound of methamphetamine, 1,000 fentanyl pills and more during a traffic stop in Post Falls on Tuesday. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy initiated a traffic stop for a minor traffic violation near I-90 and Pleasantview RoadContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Pound of meth, 1,000 fentanyl pills and more found during Post Falls traffic stop”
Opioid Crisis Friday: Over 18,000 fentanyl pills seized in suspected drug deal at Northern Quest.
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. — Officers with Kalispel Tribal Police arrested one person during a suspected drug deal in the parking lot at Northern Quest Casino. According to the department, gaming agents were alerted to a potential drug deal and detained the suspects. Law enforcement seized over 18,000 fentanyl pills, a pound of methamphetamine, other narcoticsContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Over 18,000 fentanyl pills seized in suspected drug deal at Northern Quest.”
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