CALGARY- On the heels of a major drug bust involving fake Oxycodone pills, a heartbroken Calgary mother is issuing a warning of her own.
A 29-year-old man was charged after police searched a home and vehicle in Chestermere, and found 9,600 pills worth about $768,000. Tests showed the pills contained fentanyl, which is a powerful—and potentially deadly—opiate drug.
Yvonne knows first-hand how dangerous they are, after losing her son Nick a year ago. He was addicted to Oxycontin, and when he died both cocaine and fentanyl were found in his system.
“By age 13, I knew there was a problem,” she remembers. “He was getting in trouble, he wasn’t attending school.
“Over the course of the years from 13 to 21, the drug use changed. Originally it was drinking or smoking pot, but it progressively got worse.”
Despite her best efforts she was not able to save Nick from his addiction. Now, she has a warning for other parents.
“It could happen to anyone,” Yvonne says. “It’s harder now any day than before in history, to keep kids clean and sober.”
Police say they are still trying to track down the source of the fentanyl.
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