Mother Talks About Losing 16-Year-Old Son To Fentanyl Overdose In The Kansas City Missouri metro
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2022
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Libby Davis talks about how her son Cooper died from an overdose of fentanyl that was in counterfeit pills. Kids think they take Percocet, Xanax, OxyContin and other drugs, not knowing they’re fake. Parents are speaking out about their children’s overdose deaths.
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That poor mother. The heartbreak is hard to imagine.
Aw man, heartbreaking indeed! Being a former nurse and standing back while they were doing lifesaving measures on him must have been brutal! Witnessing some machinery doing compressions? For some reason they’re bound by law to keep doing CPR even if the victim is cold. If you call emergency services, they’ll guide you thru resuscitation. If you refuse for any reason, you’re asked if that’s your final answer. No then? Ok, you’re saying that you’re unwilling to do breaths on this blue person? Yes, it’s futile at this point!
I’m not surprised that they’ve invented a chest compressions machine. Cuz doing CPR is tiring. They have to switch out rescue workers after 5 full minutes of it. It probably looks archaic and sounds even worse. Not something to watch being done to your child.
16 and already An addict??? Bad parenting.
@@hakimbandaru1915
You have no right to judge this lady my friend. You have no idea about her or her circumstances.
You need to apologize to this lady and ask God to forgive you for such a stupid statement.
@@hakimbandaru1915 you have no idea whatsoever. 🙄
The saddest story 😢, no parent should outlive their children. Prayers 🙏🏻 to the family for peace.
I lost my daughter while she was surgery, so who knows,car accidents too
People are on Reddit talking about people behind their back but No one is talking about this like they should.
The pain in her voice is just devastating
God bless you . I lost my husband this way I known no words I give will take your pain away but I am so sorry for your loss and know you’re not alone and you’re still a wonderful mother
Horrible story to hear & the pain in her voice is heartbreaking. I’d be interested to know what happened to the other boys that took the pills, especially the one who went halves with Cooper
the most terrifying thing about this is I remember being a teenager and I don't think you could have ever convinced me there were so many fake pills on the street that I'd have any kind of chance of ending up with one. invincible...
So very sorry for your loss.
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It's *literally* Russian Roulette these days...
@@bkelly625 Even from smoking weed
I'm 17, and oh boy have I been convinced. I will never touch drugs. I'd rather become an aerospace engineer than dead.
@@peterharoldjanakjr2079It isnt crazy at all. You have heard the warnings your whole life.
I have never seen a person in as much pain and anguish as the parent of an addict/alcoholic who’s recently passed away. It’s like I can actually feel their utter despair and helplessness. It’s makes me sick to my stomach.
If these kids could only see what their choices do to their parents.
I am so sorry for your loss I lost my son March 10 2022 to fentanyl overdose my heart is truly broken
The machine she’s talking about is the worst. It’s not a pretty sight. It’s pretty violent and traumatic. I’ve seen it leave burns and broken bones. It’s just horrible. Bless her heart.
I so relate. I can't get over my sons death. His accidental overdose doesn't define him. He honestly had hands down best smile ever. Happy, handsome, good hearted. He was late for work which was usual lol but his boss our friend called looking for him. My x husband his dad went into his room and he was gone. My beautiful 30year old son. Its not yet been a year idk how to deal. I have a daughter grandkids and my heart is beyond broken. Why him and not me?
😢hang in there, life can be cruel sometimes but you have a bigger purpose now.
My son ..Cj is 29. Today we will have to turn off machine. Ill never be ok..I need him he knew that why would he do that. I don't want to live without him. He has a son 9yrs old. Cj is so handsome a wonderful person. He missed work He was found in the car. I'll never be ok I'm heart broken right now I can't stop crying knowing I have to live the rest of my life without him. I don't want to
I so get it. I'm so sorry from one mother to another
My handsome happy son. 8weeks ago His fentanyl accident does not define him. He missed work, we found him. I miss him I wish it was me. I love him more than words describe. His siblings,His son hard to want to live without him. He will be forever 29. I wish it wasn't us.
So sorry for your loss...RIP Cooper.
My son Cj.. is in life support right now. The machine will have to be turned off today. I am heart broken. Ill never be ok.
How do you not know what your 16 year old is doing sad
May God bless you ma'am!
I lost my 16 year old and my 29 year old son and my baby brother all within 5 months. I feel your pain. The worse part is, my family and friends don't know how to talk with me so they all stay away. I think it's better for them to just not talk about it because it is so painful. I so wish I had a understanding friend or family member who would just give me a hug or sit and let me talk.
I have learned through it all that I don't need them as I once thought I did. Christ gives me a peace that the world can't comprehend. This is the only thing that gives me the power to continue on.
I know how it is not having family that can and will try to understand your pain. It is very unfortunate that they don’t even try to be there for you in any way. Sadly many families are that way. Just a little bit of understanding goes a long way. Just a simple ‘listening ear’ can be all you need to get you through sometimes. Praying for you to find support in your heartache.
Sorry to hear about your loss.Unbelievable sad …Take care ❤🇦🇺
David, I lost my son three years ago and I completely understand what you are saying. My heart is shattered. I have the same situation with people. I honestly hope they never understand what I am feeling. Like you, my hope is in Jesus not this world. If this life was all that there is I would be hopeless. One day our tears will be wiped away🙏🏻
@@iamhis5580
It is a shame. A hug is all I ever wanted from a family member or a friend. I am sooo sorry for your loss! I am available if you should ever need someone to chat with. 3 suicides in 5 months. My two sons and my baby brother who was only 50.
I’m so I deeply sorry for your broken heart! Such huge loses. Prayers for you and your family.
Oh this is so tragic. 💔
Hurts my heart. Poor family
Mama, he’ll always have your ❤️! I wish you strength and endurance.
Libby Davis you are amazing - you have lost your beautiful son & instead of wallowing in self pity & "why me?", you are out there trying to educate and save other young people. You don't want other parents to go through what you have had to endure.
What an incredibly courageous mother
I’m so sorry for your loss!
Heartbreaking 😔🙏🏾
Wish I could give her a hug
I am a mother and my heart breaks for Cooper's mom. I can't imagine. Fentynal has killed 4 of our loved ones. Daughter in laws
Mandatory life sentences for anyone dealing fentanyl! The only way to stop this madness
Facts
I agree
CVS
Walgreens 😮
Closing the borders is way overdue…
Hopefully hold those who are pushing these pills accountable
I think that everyone that is caught selling fentanyl should receive a mandatory life sentence. That’s the only way to discourage individuals from selling it
China is killing our children via the southern border. So many stories on RUclips about the deaths. So sad. Breaks my heart.
there not.
About as much as heroin and all other street drugs. Go to a doctor if you need medication. And it is "they're not for they are."
Thanks for getting this out there
So heartbreaking...prayers out to the family...did all 4 kids over dose or just her baby boy?
They all took the same pill, same dosage. What do you think? Yeah, their parents might want to share their stories separately from Cooper’s. Yah? Yep. Or, you could Google the story.
no one else died besides cooper
He wasnt a baby for goodness sake!
Sending love to this family. Thank you for trying to help others.
💔 for his family and for him too.
Im so sorry for her loss. My heart goes out to her. Is this happening only in the USA? How about Spanish countries (i know yes Mexico) and Europe?
Oh Dear mom..so painful I am so sorry for your loss...
What about dear dad, or doesn't he matter?
I am so very sorry. My heart is broken for you
Lord have Mercy on this Family!
This is so tragic. My friends and I would all be dead if fentanyl was around in the 80's.
I said the exact same thing to myself just last week. I can’t complain about getting old…I still have my life.
Heroin wasnt in your country? Acid? 8-balls? Meth? Peyote?
I said the same except for me, it was the 70s.
@@mimibee626 yes, of course, but these things weren’t hidden in something that looked like something else. That’s the point.
Nah, it's about USE NOT ABUSE!
The machine is necessary to sustain circulation and hopefully to save a person's life, it's no way violent it's necessary. Sorry for your loss.
What is it? A ventilator?
In heaven or hell; kids from all over: how'd you get here? Kid(s): Fenta hahah
This is so heartbreaking.
I'm so sorry for your loss! God bless you
What you say lacks compassion. You say 'my condolences'.
I'm sorry for your loss 😢
I know they did all they could to save your son the second they resorted to AED. AED Machines are used intermittedly between manual CPR compressions...I'm not a nurse,but made sure to get trained because so many aren't.
This is so sad
My God help your family ❤️😻
So sorry to hear this. RiP Cooper. My goodness something has to be done asap. This isn’t good enough. We are losing the next generation
Absolutely 🥺💔💔😇💔😭😭teach at schools
So sorry. Jon took the same poison. Same ending.
Where did they get the pill? Why did they buy the pill , what did the other boys say? Why was he the only who died?
See that's the thing about these fake pills is ten can be dosed properly but one can be hot and if the person that takes the hot pill doesn't have a tolerance their gone. If it's fent laced heroin there could be a hot spot in the dope.
Thousands of people die from these pressed pills. They are flooding southern states like Arizona, Texas, Atlanta.
So sad,
So Sorry for your Loss
Of Cooper" may he rest in peace" you to Mom, love, hugs, prayers your way, always 🙏🌹🕊️
The Lucus! I'm so so sorry to hear this.
How is this not as big as 9/11???? I lost my stepson at age 19 thinking he took a Xanax
Your son is at peace. Sorry for your loss.
I'm sure he would prefer to live a long life.
@@a.m.thomas9366If he "preferred" that, he wouldnt have been doing drugs.
@@mupine67 When we die we transition over into a the spirit world. There is no suffering there. People are at peace.
@@mupine67 I am sure. There is nothing to fear. We all pass over when we die here in the physical world. So in a sense we actually don't die, we continue on in spirit.
I'm sorry
So sad! Don't try it!
So sad...✌️❤️💯
I would like to know how I can purchase Cooper products
Better call Saul
How do you start a campaign??
I didn't know Percocet was that little blue pill🧏♂️🧏♂️🤦♀️
Avoid the unknowing 💊
That’s not percs… those are called the “blues” literally fentanyl laced with heroine.
Ppl think it’s Oxy but it has fentanyl in it
There are only perc 5, 7.5, and 10s. There are NO SUCH THING AS PERC 30s. Anyone telling you such doesn't know what they are talking about. And I have never seen a blue perc. I use to be addicted to these and have done thousands prior to the fent problem.
You have to brutalize teens with warnings. drill it into them everyday what is happening. no such thing as too much. So what if they think you are annoying. I bet this mom wishes she had
You have to set examples for your kids for sure, and instill good values in them. The trouble today is, too many parents smoke weed themselves, drink alcohol, and so on.
At the end of the day, an individual will decide their fate. Regardless of their backgrounds, parents, friends, etc. You never know who will be the next victim.
Parents want to be buddies with their kids.
Bless you, God will provide comfort, don't worry, you will see your son again, trust me, I know.
This is happening everywhere everyday and we wanna argue over gende and race!!!!!
This hurts. They all do...
Sadly enough. It will never end they are on top.of this by the time they shut one down 10 more start up and the kids get younger and younger said family's will never be normal again including myself
This is terrible. No parent should experience this. People please stay away from today's street drugs. Please take care.
What a loser mother,she should b charged with child neglect
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I feel your pain i lost my son to suicide 💔 😔 too its not easy I pray that Jesus christ can give u and your family the strength to move on I pray 🙏 ❤
What happened to the other 3?
He looks 11
I wonder why he thought it was a good idea to take percocet for fun.
I feel sorry for this mother and the mothers to follow because we all know this isn't stopping anytime soon. I feel really sorry for the higher up drug cartels that bring this stuff to the streets and kill lids because God sees all here on earth and knows all and I don't know how they sleep at night knowing the just took a life by selling this drug and put it on the streets . They will one day answer to God because we don't live forever and I wouldn't want to be them that is for sure. This is so sad but scary really scary I have children and grandchildren and it is really scary to know that it could happen to me and it could happen to anyone out here . Tell you children yes by all means tell them but we all should be demanding for really intense sentencing and punishment for them selling it and demand more be done because someone high up in society is profiting off of this drug and they need to start getting to the root cause of it . But like everything else that is going on that we all know is going on it is just another thing that we all just basically accept, when will we Americans all band together and protest real change in this country because this is a pandemic too and someone somewhere is profiting big times and the cost is death and they don't care.
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If the drugs were fake is that not murder ?
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I was curious if any of the other boys passed away or overdosed?
nope just cooper
@@carleybroyles I’m just so sorry 😞
What happened to the other 3 kids?
@@rvoit they didn’t lmfao they are all living and still doing drugs while my boyfriend is dead because of them
absolutely nothing happened to them
@@carleybroylesWait that was ur boyfriend?
Why is it in Percocet ?
They were fake percocet
because people who aren’t welcome in the US put fentanyl into these pills and bring it to the US as if these people belong here or something
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You didn't know who kids were hang out with smh
I HAVE MASSIVE TEARS 4 U.
I mainly just smoke and vape. The pills are weird. I don't even like my blood pressure meds.
Just think half a pill, that's horrible. Do these kids know they can die from pills that are not a prescription filled by a reputable pharmacy. If they did then why would they take them.
He chose his death, Get over it! I am 62 Yrs. old and watched a lot of my friends die from stupid shit. He aint coming back, Go have fun!
LOL, go have fun, just not the same way as your kid.
You lost your son to a mental health issue.
Drug Addiction in teenagers are having to much per pressure from another teens this days.
Fentanyl Duragesic excellent medication when prescribed by a Doctor and used responsibly, cannot blame the medication, it is the people using it
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Law enforcement hapless too busy busting dui and child support and unlicensed driver's and being mach boys the cops don't care
Facts!
Why?‽ would they make this? Don't they want customers, don't get this
Yeah, it doesn't make sense why these drug dealers would want to sell a drug that's so deadly.
It’s cheap, simple as that
@@oceanstaiga5928 they are shipping so much over the border it’s insane. I am a former addict and still flabbergasted at the amounts seized.
It's probably an innocent mistake. They got a batch of poison mixed up with the inert filler.
Lucas is the machines name
NY drug overdose is sad. If not Fentanyl, then another would do. This wasnt his frst drug experience. Keeping Clean fir Coop wont do anymore than Reagan's "Just Say No." Your son and his friends all knew the dangers, but they think (like young girls do about getting pregnant) that it wont happen to them. Your son wasnt a victim.... your family was, of him.
To JE. This is horrible for you to blame the parents!! You are ignorant about drugs and how addictive they are. You need to get educated on drug abuse.
Fentanol! Mixed in what whatever he made the mistake that night of what he thought he was getting. Should they be doing drugs no but it happens its just not who he was and I hate hes gone
It's from China our pals and Mexico our bum neighbors
Coming in from India and Japan also.
Bless the Dead but Never Forget,.....The hole you WILLINGLY dig for Others....
WILL, Always become the Hole.....You find, Your OWN Self....Laying IN!
Im glad fentanyl wSnt around when I was a kid .....
he has beaten the addiction !!!
Any medicine has the ability to kill, hummm , I have Nitroglycerine tabs, if i took to many id be dead!!
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Codified law
He died off half of a pill? They need to create testing centers so you can test your illegal drugs without prosecution, or just legalize all drugs and then allow people safe access to Pure drugs that don't have fentanyl, prohibition is causing these problems
Yes, that's part of the problem. The government went after big pharma and dr.'s which only created a horrible heroin epidemic. But then came the fentynl which is pouring across our s. border and could be stopped tomorrow if our politicians cared about us. The cartel is lacing every drug with that poisonous garbage that they're whipping up into dirty batches. Fentynl is now the leading cause of death for 18-48 year olds but the president is tone deaf! In my small community a 7 year old brought fentynl pills to school a couple of months ago here in Oregon! Fortunately she asked the teacher what they were and the teacher immediately called the cops. But had she given them to her friends there could've been many deaths. This will continue until they stop the illegals from bringing it here!
Making everything legal isn't the answer either. The internet is loaded with these tragic stories. Why are 12, 13, 14, 15 year old kids actively seeking out Percocet? That's a bigger mystery. Also Xanax. These are young kids. Any pill you obtain illegally has a high percentage of being fake and laced with Fentanyl. We need parents and schools to be very involved, not after the kids die but when they are pre-teen before the problems hit. I don't have the answers, I don't think anybody does. I feel so sorry for the families these people leave behind.
You can now buy fentanyl testing strips now, it's in everything nowadays
What about not doing drugs?
@@johnpereira2898 is in Marijuana... people do extras, get over it