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The piano in the Didier family home in Rocklin, California, has gone silent.
The teenager who used to wake his parents and siblings with the sounds of beautiful music is gone 맥스카지노 the victim of a growing and terrifying trend of fentanyl poisoning.
Zachary Didier, 17, was a straight 맥스카지노A맥스카지노 student with what seemed like a limitless future. He was a standout athlete in soccer and track, and a talented self-taught musician.
맥스카지노Zach was just a beautiful soul. He loved life. He loved people, he loved his family,맥스카지노 said Zach맥스카지노s mom, Laura Didier.
The Whitney High School senior was set to graduate in June with honors and had his sights on Stanford or UCLA.
맥스카지노He lived the most incredible life. But we have to talk about how he died because it맥스카지노s information we all have to know,맥스카지노 Didier said.
On Dec. 27, during winter break, Zach맥스카지노s dad found him slumped over his desk with his head resting in his arm. He wasn맥스카지노t breathing and CPR had no effect.
맥스카지노I was utterly confused and obviously in a fog and traumatized,맥스카지노 Chris Didier recalled. 맥스카지노How does this happen? What happened? He just fell asleep.맥스카지노
What was first an inexplicable tragedy has since become a cautionary tale. Zach was a victim of fentanyl poisoning.
Laura and Chris Didier didn맥스카지노t know, but on a couple of occasions their son had experimented with prescription drugs 맥스카지노 the same medications millions of people use for pain management every day.
Zach thought he was buying Percocet, but what he got instead was a counterfeit pill made of fentanyl, a powerful prescription painkiller that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine. Just a few grains can be lethal.
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맥스카지노Unfortunately, we've now come to know other parents who have suffered this tragic type of loss with fentanyl poisoning and it's heartbreaking how many of us there are,맥스카지노 Laura Didier said.
The Didier family is haunted not only by the fake pills but by the way Zach got them. He didn맥스카지노t slip down a dark and seedy alley. He just opened Snapchat. The same phone app millions of people use. The suspected dealer in his case has since been arrested.
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It was not easy for Chris and Laura Didier to share their son맥스카지노s story publicly. There is a stigma that surrounds drugs. Although Zach had no history of addiction, they were worried the truth might tarnish people맥스카지노s memory of him.
They are now committed to awareness and ensuring no other child is lost the same way.
맥스카지노We need to talk about this. We need to talk about what's happening. We can't protect Zach now, but hopefully, we can protect your kid,맥스카지노 said Laura.
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This story was reported as part of sister station KCRA's special on the rise of fake black-market pills. .