Brandon overdosed, but users and dealers are aware of the dangers of opiates - and some keep the life-saving drug Narcan close by. He purchased opiates from a woman and fentanyl was part of the street mix. Brandon was in and out of treatment centers, but he survived until he encountered fentanyl in October of 2021.
Alan used to buy his son guitars because they shared a love of music - but the guitars would find their way to a pawn shop and the money would find its way to a dealer. He lied to and stole from family members. Brandon followed the typical and heartbreaking patterns of addicts. The catastrophe spread out over the years. The end result has been catastrophe,” he told Fox News. “There’s a lot of parents who could tell this very same story that I’m telling right now. “It was a very popular drug, and one thing led to another,” said Alan Reed. He was prescribed Oxycontin, an opiate, for the pain. Growing up, Brandon fished and played baseball, but a pickup basketball game resulted in a knee injury and multiple surgeries. It’s out of the natural order,” he also said. “Losing a child is the hardest thing that can ever happen to a parent. “I had no idea when I took this picture, I’d be using it for this purpose,” Alan said quietly, standing over his son’s grave. That shot is now laser-engraved on Brandon’s headstone. MOTHERS WHO LOST CHILDREN TO FENTANYL POISONING DEMAND ACTION ON DRUG CRISIS: ‘MOST SERIOUS ISSUE’ US FACES Alan took a picture of Brandon at their fishing hole.
When Alan drove Brandon to an addiction treatment center in Branson, Missouri, they stopped at a spot they called the “big rock” on the Cumberland River to fish once again, before Brandon made another attempt to get clean. As adults, it remained a passion they shared. Alan introduced Brandon to fishing when he was a little boy. Alan Reed makes a near-daily visit to the grave site of his son Brandon in Richmond, Kentucky.
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