
In this opening segment of the Breath of Life conversation, a family member shares the early hours after losing a loved one to fentanyl poisoning — what the phone call felt like, what the coroner said, and how the silence in the house changed. We cover the emotional first wave of grief after a fatal overdose and what peer support looked like in the days that followed. Resources mentioned: SAMHSA’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and GRASP (Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing).