Former fentanyl addict shares story of struggle and survival with Lawrence Jones

Fentanyl overdose survivor Brittany Laricchiuta shared her story on overcoming habit throughout a Fox Information unique on “Lawrence Jones Cross Nation” Saturday.

Laricchiuta’s determination to come back ahead is at a time when the primary main explanation for demise in 18-to-45-year previous’s in the USA is fentanyl overdoses, killing upwards of 40,000 People between April 2020 and April 2021. 

The lethal substance takes the lives of extra People in that age bracket than automobile accidents, suicide, and COVID-19. 

DRUG OVERDOSES AMONG YOUNG AMERICANS TRANSLATE INTO OVER ONE MILLION YEARS OF LOST LIFE, STUDY FINDS

Laricchiuta instructed Lawrence Jones she first began utilizing onerous medication when she was 14 years previous. What started with smoking marijuana as a youngster ultimately led her down the damaging path of tablets and fentanyl. 

“I began off with simply weed… I didn’t prefer it, although… After which after I was 14, I attempted Vicodin… I actually preferred the way it made me really feel,” she admitted. “However I had no concept what was going to occur after that.”

Laricchiuta revealed probably the most harmful conditions she had been in whereas making an attempt to attain fentanyl. 

“After I was dwelling in South Florida, I went to a motel to get medication… And I went up the steps and I bought tricked by a bunch of drug sellers. They instructed me they’d them (medication), however they didn’t have it, they usually locked the door. So I needed to make up a deceive get out of the room. After I bought out of the room, I didn’t notice that there have been really 10 or 15 of them.”

When requested how she was in a position to escape, Laricchiuta stated, “I simply ran. I ran, however they saved searching for me, that was the issue. And I went to a Wendy’s, I needed to ask the supervisor to let me in, so I might cover within the toilet.”

Laricchiuta reached her breaking level quickly thereafter when she grew to become pregnant along with her little one.

“I used to be 10 weeks pregnant with my first little one and I overdosed,” she instructed Jones.

“I simply didn’t wish to do this to my very own little one.”

Laricchiuta, who’s in restoration, provided an inspiring message for these struggling to beat habit:

“Maintain combating. Don’t hand over… You simply must hold making an attempt.”

“However tomorrow may by no means come,” she warned, “so you bought to do it now.”