The "Opioid Epidemic" in the United States of America is one of the terrifying plagues to take innocent lives in centuries - and for nearly two decades the Obama and Bush Administration failed to act - but the time for such inaction is over - as President Trump has set his White House to man the battleships in preparation for war against one of the nation's leading killers.
As millions of Americans know, the "Opioid Epidemic" affects all people from every corner of the nation.
Eric Bolling, the television host and rising star in the media was terminated from Fox News, only to one day later suffer from one of the most devastating tragedies a parent could ever endure… The loss of a child.
Bolling And his wife lost their son, Eric Chase Bolling, due to a laced concoction of mixed narcotics, ruled as an accidental opiate overdose, and it absolutely destroyed them both, as it would any parent.
They were caught off-guard, believing that their college sophomore son could never have been involved with the drug scene in a way that could cost him his life.
So many other parents across the country can relate to this horrific tragedy, in which had Eric Bolling in tears as he spoke of his son on behalf of the White House's opiate summit.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here is a preview of the <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WhiteHouse</a> new opioid awareness initiative the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CrisisNextDoor?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CrisisNextDoor</a>. <a href="https://t.co/ELBJUUHziW">https://t.co/ELBJUUHziW</a><br><br>Spread this far and wide.. you just may save a life.</p>— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) <a href="https://twitter.com/ericbolling/status/969322148446785537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">During today's Opioid Summit at the White House, Eric Bolling shared the story of his son who died from an accidental overdose. <a href="https://t.co/P0bq6El6nj">pic.twitter.com/P0bq6El6nj</a></p>— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/969315338440523776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The video is heartbreaking, knowing that he loved his son with all his heart, and now he'll never get a chance to see him again.
"Get involved in your kid's lives, find out who they're talking to and who they're hanging out with", Bolling said in tears.
When they're gone, there's no bringing them back, and Bolling is pleading with parents who suspect such drug use to try and save their child.
Even if the signs aren't obvious, as Bolling stated, parents have to get involved in their children's lives and monitor their spending habits as well as what type of people they're becoming friends with.
I early January, Bolling tweeted, "Accidentally taking a Xanax laced with Fentanyl killed our son. "Bad batch" they called it. Take the time to have an open and honest conversation with your kids about this prolific killer. It may save a life."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Accidentally taking a Xanax laced with Fentanyl killed our son. "Bad batch" they called it. Take the time to have an open and honest conversation with your kids about this prolific killer. It may save a life. <a href="https://t.co/6o3hH5OBtw">https://t.co/6o3hH5OBtw</a></p>— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) <a href="https://twitter.com/ericbolling/status/951490970692079617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Eric Bolling has since traveled the country speaking with other families who have either lost their children or are in a similar situation where their child is struggling with the addiction and the parent's fear the end is near for their child.
Such a travesty and Eric has received enormous support for him and his family as they recover, with the White House promising to use the full resources of the Administration to try and conquer this horrific plague of death and destruction.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eric, we are all with you and your family! Look forward to seeing you back on T.V. <a href="https://t.co/d6y3Q00BSy">https://t.co/d6y3Q00BSy</a></p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/969532384285687808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Whether someone in your family's who's become addicted to opiates or not, chances are you at minimal know at least one person who has a mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, cousin, aunt, uncle, grandparents, or even an in-law that's fighting against the extremely potent class of drugs which causes severe addiction.
Opiates are by definition powerful, meant to be used meticulously for pain or as a sedative, with several types of prescription drugs being the cause for the addiction, including synthetic opioids like fentanyl, and also having millions of Americans tragically addicted to using illegal street opiates such as heroin.
The problem with opiates is that they cause the user to change their behavior pattern.
If you once knew a person who was loving and kind, the opioid seizes control over their abilities to discern right from wrong, making their daily life about chasing their next "high".
When the opiate addict doesn't have his or her drug, they'll become physically ill, and as they struggle to afford the drug, they'll commit crimes such as theft, or in other cases murder, to ensure they're able to continue obtaining that drug.
The most intellectual capable person can become an addict as well, with only using the drug one time becoming psychologically addicted, which over time creates the physical addition.
Innocent children have also lost their lives to the drug, simply from being rebellious and experimenting with opiates, causing themselves to unintentionally overdose.
It's such a widespread problem, that in 2016 the overdose deaths in the United States of America overtook gun homicides as a cause of the fatality, completely rattling America's foundation.
The disturbing epidemic only continues to get worse, destroying families, leaving children without parents, and parents without children.
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More than 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016, including illicit drugs and prescription opioids, nearly doubled in a decade.
Those numbers are staggering, and in many ways terrifying. It could be anyone, even someone you least expect.
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Among the more than 64,000 drug overdose deaths estimated in 2016, the sharpest increase occurred among deaths related to fentanyl and fentanyl analogs (synthetic opioids) with over 20,000 overdose deaths.
It's a severe problem in America, and the Trump Administration has listened to the families of victims of the epidemic, as well as community leaders in an effort to defeat the ongoing crisis.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Together, we will face this challenge as a national family with conviction, with unity, and with a commitment to love and support our neighbors in times of dire need. Working together, we will defeat this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpioidEpidemic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OpioidEpidemic</a>.<br>Full Opioid Summit: <a href="https://t.co/qqfeVr4BBf">https://t.co/qqfeVr4BBf</a> <a href="https://t.co/oFvr0DJMEf">pic.twitter.com/oFvr0DJMEf</a></p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/969324283036971009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Take heed from Eric Bolling's message to all parents and family members: it could happen to you. Do what you can to protect those you love.
We will conquer this epidemic, this crisis, and remove the scourge of drug abuse from our society.
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