Johnson County Died: July 28, 2020 ‘It was trauma on top of trauma on top of trauma’ Though not a huge fan of school, Adrian Caggianelli was “an extremely smart kid” and an excellent left-handed pitcher at Olathe East High School, even receiving a scholarship to play baseball in college, his mother said. No matterContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Adrian Caggianelli”
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Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Seth Barnes
SETH BARNES, 19 JOHNSON County DIED: SEPT. 19, 2021 Mom searches for truth after son’s death in 2021. Seth Barnes had wanted to be an architect. He loved the outdoors and hiking and camping as well as swimming. And as a boy he played about any sport he could. “He was pretty goofy,” said hisContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Seth Barnes”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: How Deadly is Fentanyl and Should Idaho Criminalize Fentanyl Trafficking?
by Charity Joy BOISE, IDAHO – Legislation to criminalize the trafficking of fentanyl and to add the drug to the list of controlled substances that carry minimum sentences is being hotly debated in the Judiciary, Rules, and Administration Committee of the Idaho House of Representatives. Currently, the trafficking of fentanyl is not illegal in Idaho,Continue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: How Deadly is Fentanyl and Should Idaho Criminalize Fentanyl Trafficking?”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Copper Davis, 16
Johnson County Died: August 29, 2021 ‘We didn’t know.’ Now she warns of the danger of fentanyl. Many people around the Kansas City area have heard Cooper Davis’ story. His mother Libby, a nurse, has been inside schools and spoken at forums and on panels. So has his aunt, who lives in the Wichita area.Continue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Copper Davis, 16”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri- Adam Black, 49
Johnson County Died: July 12, 2021 A father’s warning: ‘You’re gonna wind up gone, just like Adam.’ At his son’s celebration of life, Dennis Black stood in front of dozens of Adam’s friends. People Adam, 49, had known for most of his adult life, people he had gotten high with. And as he grieved hisContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri- Adam Black, 49”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: 2016 – Legendary musician and megawatt star Prince dies at 57
On the morning of April 21, 2016, Prince, the virtuosic musician who created more than 30 albums and won seven Grammy Awards over a 40-year career, is found dead in Paisley Park, his Minnesota home and recording studio. The cause of death was an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl. He was 57 years old. In the hours and daysContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: 2016 – Legendary musician and megawatt star Prince dies at 57”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri- Michael Floersch, 28
MICHAEL FLOERSCH, 28 JOHNSON County DIED: APR. 25, 2022 ‘My son’s life mattered’ Michael Floersch was the youngest of six kids. At family gatherings, he was the funny one, cutting up and having fun. “From cheek to cheek, he just had a huge smile,” said his mother, Sandy Toothman. In sixth grade, Michael crashed hisContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri- Michael Floersch, 28”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Ashton Harmon-Manser, 22
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Ashton Harmon-Manser, 22
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Carson Moppin, 16
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Carson Moppin, 16
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Brandon Elder, 38
Jackson County Died: Nov. 27, 2022 ‘Daddy’s not breathing’ Linda Elder was heading home from Walmart with her granddaughter shortly before noon the Sunday after Thanksgiving when her phone rang. “Daddy’s not breathing,” her 12-year-old grandson told his older sister, who answered the phone because Elder was driving. “I didn’t hear that part,” Elder said.Continue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Brandon Elder, 38”
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