FENTANYL KILLS: Cruz Burris' Story 

Yes, those boys could have summoned help in time. Very generous of them.

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Respectfully I want to add angst or hormonal mood shifts, stress, undiagnosed mood/personality disorders, complacent or unintentionally unavailable parents (sometimes), just wanting to be high

Tragically it's true!

All the same exact reasons every generation had teens that were experimenting with drugs. We have allllll done something. Smoked pot, drank alcohol. There was a lot of acid around me as teen. This is definitely an issue because NONE of these deaths by poison were expecting to die.

Real talk - SADLY

amen

@@anon-w9l. What do you mean? They, clearly, loved their son. They are taking about what they are doing, because they have a mission to educate people.

@@anon-w9l it may be due to time constraints. the crew went to Kansan for a rally and I believe they filmed these Kansas videos in a couple of days, the team can correct me if I am wrong. If you watch many of these videos, you will see that not all families are the same, some are more expressive, some less, some are still angry with their child, some want to protect the privacy of the other children who are left behind, and some focus on their mission in order to alleviate the pain of the loss. Also, I do not believe that all kids who experiment with drugs are in pain, many are just bored, arrogant, and unmotivated, they do not have a good grasp on separating real life from online life and despite the long time they spend online, it is doubtful how much real information and education about what is happening around them they access.

Proud of you and any one else working on recovery. There is so much more to this life than getting high. You are worthy of being here to discover those things. Don't let the addiction steal that from you. You deserve a better life 👏

God speed to you. ❤

I’m praying for you Kimmiecat. I pray you overcome your addiction because I know your story and strength will help so many people.❤

Help you how?

thank you for your comments.

Keep watching, lots better

You’re absolutely right this was the best . Not only they we’re sharing what they been through and their mission to save other children’s lives as well . ❤❤😢😢

The problem is….doctors in certain states will not prescribe “controlled” medications unless you are in their system.. Ma’am if your daughter needs meds, please have her go to a primary doctor and tell them what’s happening. It is way to easy for anyone to get fake pills. They need to understand. NOBODY ON THE STREET HAS LEGAL XANAX! PERCOSET, ADDEROL, OXYCONTIN, or HYDROCODONE or any other drug they are looking for. This needs to known to all teenagers.

Mine is 34 and went to full blown fentanyl use and left 3 kids and her whole family ill pray for you❤when they are adults us parents are the most helpless I so feel your pain

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Just like the 3 friends knew their chemist buddy but they still died in his frigid yard… it will get you at any age… just don’t.

Doctors today do not want to prescribe anything addictive. I am 61. Two back surgeries when I was in mid thirties. Pain not my proble. Ongoing depression and anxiety since childhood. Depression under control, but anxiety eating my lunch. The response, here's an antihistamine. Okay. Not.

I’m also in southwest Virginia. I watch these consistently and make my daughter listen to them too.

+It's reached me On the other side of the world in New Zealand we don't have this bad drug here, it's so tragic and sad to see so many trusting then getting something laced with this deadly drug.

@@TiffanyTellsAll - We also have the same name! Lol ..I'm right at the tip of Virginia.. in Wise County (I don't want to put the city/town) on here. But, I show these videos to my niece as well.

@@UrbanKiwiana - I love the New Zealand accent! I could listen to you all talk 24/7. Lol ..But, yes, it's horrible over here with Fentanyl.. & meth has become an epidemic as well. Here in America, it feels like Fentanyl & meth are taking as many lives as gun violence. It's so heartbreaking & scary. At this point, God is really our only hope. 😔

@@tiffanystidham5329 omg I’m from wise county! Lol St. Paul. What a small world

Oh baloney, those kids probably dared him or encouraged him. They need to recover the calls and social media thread and I'd throw the book at them for not calling 911.

@@tammyhavlik1015 it doesn’t bring there son back.

I agree, that was so heartwarming and sweet that they still have them over to their home. These parents are so awesome.

@@karendalsadik7119 But it might teach them and other kids a lesson. This is simply not okay. I'm 100% okay that the minor who gave my son a lethal dose of fentynal got arrested. Put a stop to it, let them reassess their path in life, and set an example. I pray for them and if the police would release their identity I'd be happy to let them know that justice isn't vengence, but course correction. All love, but this isn't okay. If you listen to addicts and dealers enough, it's like they see the loss of life as some unavoidable consequence of the game they all play, like it's hardly regrettable, just part of the playing field of their high life and kind of a curiosity, couched in their own brand of spirituality. And while these minors certainly don't have the capacity or perspective of adults, they are supplied by adults of compromised backgrounds who have also apparently had a lack of accountability. I don't care where it is in the Supply Chain: from Pfizer's negligence in supplying this drug beyond a hospital setting, to Walmart paying the federal gov a 3.2 billion dollar cut because of their role for overdistribution, to a cartel production facility, to a minor handing it out, to SnapChat CEOs, to any connection to WEF planned chaos, I do not care, speak up and hold accountable or kiss your kids goodbye. Local law enforcement is so overrun by dead bodies, you will not get a fair investigation and coddling guilty parties is not going to stop this. And now that I've dealt with the whole system, I agree with an assessment by a family member that this is wholesale manslaughter with no accountability. Judge me all you want or call this unloving, but I just disagree. You can not seperate love from truth, and mercy isn't a panacea for any lie. Again, these kids' story doesn't add up and fear of getting in trouble means they knew it was bad. They knew. And they knew how to dial 911. I'd be getting the information from the phone. Any proof and accountability should be sought imo. Again, not in vengence, but in doing our part to stop this. If these kids are just fooling his parents, it's just more of the game. I've done what I can to know what happened to my son still without adequate answers and much suspicious activity surrounding his passing. And I pray for every single person involved to come to an understanding to turn from such behavior, because if not, they are still on a path to cause harm here, and simply lost.

@@karendalsadik7119 My post back to you appears to have been erased. The point is to change the course of what's happening. And a lack of truth and accountability isn't going to get us there. Sure, be loving, but also seek the truth or else it's just enabling.

I think they thought he slept from the drug. They must have been naive and it seems he was the first to take a pill. I guess they had no idea he was dying and I am sure it is hard to live with this guilt. They were basically all children. The dealer is to blame because he kills children

Exactly I know they know something was wrong. Shame on them for that maybe his life could of been safe..

@@hopemares8296 you realize Cruz could've saved himself by simply NOT doing drugs

@@KC-rl5qcnot a valid argument. Teenagers brains are physically wired differently and it's a lot harder to use reasoning and not impulses. He doesn't have the life experience and knowledge that we have, and he probably trusted his friends when obviously he shouldn't have.

@@quentinbarker7534 most teenagers don't do fent soooo

Now this is admirable!

Good on you for using to this to brag about yourself

I started working at a bar, waitressing and bartending, while in college. Seeing so many people there hurting from some sort of addiction kept me away from drugs and alcohol, I’m actually thankful I took that job.

If you watch enough of these videos, you’ll see PLENTY of the kids who died were star athletes. It does not inoculate you against risky behavior.

Life doesn’t revolve around you and your dad

forgive them for what?

@msf8297 For seeing him on snap chat and him take the pill and pass out... And not contacting anyone immediately. They were scared... Alot of parents would not be so forgiving about that... I admire their courage.. Did you not hear that part?

@@janetwalker587 This is courageous to you? This is detached behavior from humanity.

@MsAdventure531 Honestly, not following... But, yes! It would be very hard to move past that, and extend grace. They seem to have done that. And are sharing an horrific loss we all need to hear.. I don't know what your issue is... But...whatever ✌️ Have a great day!

I don’t think I could be so gracious. I’d be furious, something possibly could’ve been done. I’ve thought about buying narcan now that it’s available. My kids don’t use but like Cruz they could decide to experiment one day, who knows?

Social media happened 😢

Don't forget the internet completely. My condolences on the loss of your son ❤

It’s the norm man, all the Snapchat so called cool kids promote the newest drug and how “AWESOME” it made them feel. Thank god I made it out with my life, this channel is and always will be one of the biggest factors in never forgetting those dark dark times. Nobody should have to find their son half dead with a needle in his arm, I owe it to my mom, she saved me so many times so did cops

Music has a agenda too don’t forget. My condolences 💐

@@lifewithdeedee3392 true

They are far better parents than I would be towards those boys🤬

@@rethablair6902 how are these boys responsible for their 15 year old son's decision?

@@msf8297 at 15 yrs old?! Call someone!! What are you raising?? Babies until they’re 20 years old??

They, clearly, thought Cruz was passing out, not dying and didn’t want to get him in trouble. The possibility doesn’t seem real, to most kids.

Easy to blame the boys, but you don't know them. I'm sure it has been some time since you have made decisions as a 15 year old.

So many of these videos make me cry since I have a 15 year old daughter. I feel so bad for the family it so sad

This is my question. Aren’t there “watchdog advocacy teams” that search these platforms for this type of sale? Because it keeps happening!! I don’t understand!

A new site will take its place in seconds. Snpachat is not the problem. The problem could be stated as: A) the desire for drugs Or B) being unable to get drugs safely Prohibition caused fentanyl explosion. No one would buy it if it they could buy other drugs (accurately)

Well if you shut down Snapchat might as well shut down instagram twitter Facebook it’s everywhere even on other chatting apps. We just have to keep educating

In virtually all of the stories in this series, there is no evidence that the victim knowingly bought or used fentanyl.

It’s not social media fault! Kids found drugs for decades before the internet was even invented!

Cruz' parents are putting other kids at risk by enabling these stories that make no sense.

I feel like deleting that app cause it makes me feel dirty😢

Why is no one searching these types of sales??

@@MsAdventure531 Because this is a massacre, not happenstance. Every single deal could be traced with cyber security.

I agree! As soon as it came out and the automatic deleting of messages became known, it went from an app that gave you a puppy dog filter, to a place of all out debauchery! Kids sending nudes, women and men having affairs, teachers having secret affairs with their students, to now, an absolute stepping stone to death.

Glad I deleted it in 2022

i so agree.

💯% I agree

I remember, maybe a year or two ago, there was a pre-teen boy on a schoolbus who noticed the bus driver silently suffering from a stroke, so he ran to the front of the bus and stood on the brake and pulled the bus to a stop as he directed other students to call 9-1-1. As it turned out, he was the ONLY kid whose parents did not buy him a phone and was not on social media. It might be the only reason he even noticed and was able to help the bus driver. Every other kid on the bus was distracted by their phone.

Agreed

@@mosaicowlstudios he also probably was spending quality time with his parents instead of being glued to his screen and he learnt some life-skills, like putting the breaks on a vehicle.

Why do kids as young as 10 get a cellphone?

@@aydinl5757 These parents seem tragically passive. I’d have had a field-day as a teen.

@@MsAdventure531. They are living by spiritual principles, not passive. They have been through something that is hard to imagine, if you havent been there. It makes you appreciate the malleability of human nature, especially in youth and realize what’s really important

I’m pretty sure they thought he was passing out, not dying.

They didn't know he died. Thought he passed out.

What about them? They were just kids watching their son playing tough with drugs and pass out. They probably had no idea he was dying.

I think I heard them say that his back had been hurting? I wonder for how long and if anything was done about it.

Thank you for your comments.

@@TexasPictures 👍🙏

Parents need to monitor where their kids are. Why did he still have access to social media and the internet? He was 15. Take the devices away when they go to the wrong path. His parents knew what he was like. Why did he still have access to these platforms?

EXACTLY!YOU ARE SPOT ON!

@michelemarie. Actually it's really sick. We have a very sick and evil society.

Evil teens getting off on tragic situations and posting it for "likes and views". Those are NOT TRUE FRIENDS. The fact that these parents allow those boys to come to their house and play pool!!!???!!! WTH!! Those boys need to be held accountable!!! Not laughing, and hanging out in the deceased child's room. This is Not normal. Stop coddling these brats!!! The younger generations are the Evil future of the world. I'm happy to be old and not have to experience much more of this freaked up world.

They didn't know he was dying. They probably thought he passed out. You think this was the first time he was showing off to his friends playing the tough alpha dog?? You really think his friends were going to rat him out for pills when he was already in trouble with his parents for weed? What makes you think they knew he was dying? They were just kids themselves. This was not their fault. He wanted to show off and he sure did. Hopefully so much that his friends will never touch illegal substances.

Total cowards! Even at that age you know better! No excuses for me.

In the last week we’ve shot stories in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri. Tomorrow, we’re in Ohio, a couple of days later we’re in Pennsylvania, then North Carolina, then Tennessee, then Georgia.

But they didn't bother to call 911. And that okay?

Of course not. I just don't believe in bringing children down for their mistakes. They know they messed up. @@tammyhavlik1015

Finally, someone that sees a problem with them not calling 911. But then still, no accountability. No wonder these young people have no understanding of consequences.

They saw him pass out. That's it. Probably not even the first time. Yes they knew he was in trouble. For weed with his parents. That's exactly why they didn't call them when he took a pill and passed out. They weren't thinking of dying. They were children, ffs. This kid was messed up. "If I can't smoke weed, you have to let me drink", wth?? Even his parents couldn't handle him and you think a bunch of kids should have?? The first thing you learn in the drug world is to not rat out. He was the obvious ring leader, so you expect them to rat him out?? This was probably very traumatic for them too. I hope so much they won't ever touch illegal substance again.

​@@tammyhavlik1015they didn't know he was dying. For them he passed out. And probably not for the first time 🙄

@@principecaprincipeca2243 Um, you weren't there. And you're assuming and making up a lot of information. The incident was unusual enough for them to call another friend about it, but not anyone for help. And they knew it was experimenting, like you say him being the ring leader. So some community service about awareness at least would be mild. He died and they participated. And again, what do you call that? Just being kids? You talk about his parent's negotiations being not cool (I agree) while you're an adult (?) making excuses for his friends who again, had knowledge of illegal activity and were involved in this incident. In any other criminal behavior, having knowledge is enough to be charged as an accomplice.

Dorian is a beautiful name.

That’s what I was thinking, sounds like he ran that house

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They are miserable with their life.

Same reason why people like to do any drug (including alcohol) it feels good to get high, until it doesn’t.

Because the programming and propoghanda is showing kids that life is best when you have things, money, toys, girls, it's killing kids when life is such a blessing just as is. They're told life and nature is just boring. Shut down tv and programming and spend time with your kids. That's all you can do, or don't have kids. It's all planned, create a better life for us all by not following the norm. Not a great time to have kids, it's just not. This kid had no chance. He never even got his first girlfriend, it's so sad. I'm heartbroken and it's not even my kid.