Laura Didier, mother of 17-year-old Zachary Didier, who died of fentanyl poisoning in December 2020, joined ‘The Story’ Friday to issue a sobering message to parents of teenaged children.

LAURA DIDIER: Our message is just to really be aware of the dangers out there. Zach's dad and I are actually not a couple, but we are Team Zach completely. When we lost him, we made a joint agreement.

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It should be to, you know, as his advocates here on Earth, and it's just important that parents understand this [fentanyl] is out there are kids can access this so easily. There don't have to be "red flags." 

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And when we distinguish, as you heard, Zach's dad kind of distinguished about that. These are not deaths as a result of addiction. It's not to say that those deaths are not equally tragic. 

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It's just to say that even if there are no red flags, you might lose a child to fentanyl, even if there is no addiction history. 

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