Life was getting good for Jason Platipodis from Valparaiso, Indiana, according to his family. “He got a college degree, got custody of his daughter, became a journeyman carpenter, and was on the road to huge success, huge success,” said Jason’s mother, Jan Westergren. Jason, 40, had been clean and sober for almost 6 years. Then, last year he experienced some…
Life was getting good for Jason Platipodis from Valparaiso, Indiana, according to his family.
“He got a college degree, got custody of his daughter, became a journeyman carpenter, and was on the road to huge success, huge success,” said Jason’s mother, Jan Westergren.Then, last year he experienced some health struggles and a relapse.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.But it contained a lethal dose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S.
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