The saddest image: caresses the face of his dead son by an overdose

February 21, 2019

Nora Sheehan posted a photo to educate people about the opioid epidemic in the United States. "Holding my dead son in my arms, this is the image of addiction," he wrote.

United States, one of the countries where the problems of drug use are the most serious. Nora Sheehan he knows it and that is why he wants to open the heads of many young people who are in the same situation as his son. She wants to help them so that they do not end up in the same state: overdose deaths.

"Holding my dead son in my arms, that's the picture of the addiction … That's what's going on"Expressed the woman in an image she shared and where we see her caressing the face of her eldest son. 29 years.

The wife of Rehoboth Beach, Delawarehe lost his son Andrew Juglerin October last year, produces opiates that overwhelm his country.

The addiction problems of this young man began in 2010. At that time, he put aside mechanics, his great pbadion, and plunged into the world of drugs. Your sisters Candace and Haley They got involved to help, but everything was useless.

According to the story of his mother, Andrew he started his addiction by taking the pain reliever oxycotineand later he entered the world of heroin and fentanyl.

The situation eventually became uncontrollable when the boy left with a group of friends in the forest. ElktonMary His companions were also addicts and, although they asked him to come home, the request was useless.

"In September, while I was driving him in rehabilitation, he jumped out of the car at 60 mph. I stopped and started shouting, I asked him: "Where do you want to be buried?"& # 39; "said Nora at the Daily Mail website.

Death knocked on the door Andrew October 7th. The damage that the drug had caused him allowed his relatives to recognize the corpse only two days later.

"That was the last thing that went through my mind, I just wanted to hug my son", Expressed the woman and in regards to the image that she published, she added:"I hope that sharing this image will have an impact on drug addicts, but my greatest hope is that we stop being strangers to the problem."