Lori Heath knows the pain of watching a loved one succumb to opioid addiction.
The Tavares, Florida, resident has publicly shared her anguish over losing her 28-year-old son, who she said was 16 when he became hooked on prescription painkillers after oral surgery. In 2016, while living in Maryland, he died from an overdose, leaving behind his fiancee and young son, she said.
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