It’s just… too much to bear.
Dr Laura Berman is experiencing a parent’s worst nightmare right now. The OWN confirmed host on it Instagram Monday that her son had died after a drug overdose. Only 16 years old …
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In the post she explained young Samuel Berman Chapman, who everyone knew as Sammy, met a drug dealer Snapchat – and bought what she believes to be drugs from
7; prescription contaminated. She wrote:
“My beautiful boy is gone. 16 years old. Take shelter at home. Drug dealer logged in with him on Snapchat and gave him fentinyl [sic] laced up Xanax or Percocet (toxicology will tell) and he overdosed in his bedroom.
Fentanyl is an even more potent narcotic than oxycodone in Percocets and has no place in Xanax. It is also the same drug that claimed the life of Michael Jackson, Prince, and Tom Petty.
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The pills containing fentanyl are seized by millions of people by law enforcement agencies across the country, turning the best-selling author’s grief into outrage. She continued:
“They do this because it makes people even bigger and is good for business, but it overdoses and the kids don’t know what they’re taking.”
Dr Laura went on to explain that she had taken her pain to social media in an attempt to warn other parents:
“My heart is completely broken and I don’t know how to keep breathing. I am posting this now only so that no more children die. We watched it so closely. Straight A student. Prepare for college. The experiment went wrong. He had the drugs delivered to the house. Please supervise your children and WATCH SNAPCHAT in particular. This is how they get them.
The child never even left the house. It was that easy. Shocking.
The The language of love the podcast host posted a statement to E! News thus, amplifying his post directly for Snapchat and other social media:
“Our hearts are broken for ourselves and for all the other children who are suffering during this pandemic. We’re calling on Snapchat and Twitter to help Santa Monica Police with their investigation, which big tech companies routinely refuse to do, police say. And we encourage each parent to manage their children’s social networks as closely as possible. “
How does Snapchat react to being called like that?
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A spokesperson for the company told the outlet:
“Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Samuel Berman Chapman and we are heartbroken by his passing. We are committed to working with law enforcement in this case and in all cases where Snapchat is used for illegal purposes. We have zero tolerance for using Snapchat to buy or sell illegal drugs. “
We guess going public has really helped, if only to keep them honest.
We are truly sorry for Dr. Laura and her family during this time of unimaginable loss. #RIP Sammy
[Image via Dr. Laura Berman/Instagram.]
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