FENTANYL POISONING: Kevin McConville's Story 

I'm so sorry for your loss. I truly know what you're going through. My oldest child, my son Zayne, died on 11.15.2022 from fentanyl poisoning. After needing to investigate him and his bedroom because he & the room were considered a crime scene, the autopsy, then the private viewing/service, he was cremated the day before Thanksgiving. This pain of losing your child is indescribable and unbearable. My heart is broken having lost my son but whatever I have left breaks for you two as well. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts.

to do an interview like this in only 3 mos after the tragic death of your son takes courage. thank you for sharing your pain with us, Mom & Dad. Kevin is all around you, all the time.

My son died two days after yours. Fentanyl wasn't the cause of death but it was what led to his death. He was 21.

The father remained strong the entire time but as soon as he mentioned not having a funeral he immediately started crying. This is so heartbreaking.

All these babies passing away. These kids that are younger than me. As a 2003 kid, this is just so heartbreaking. Rest in peace to all of them.

I’m going straight home after work and talking with my children about this. I have a 10-year-old and a 16-year-old. I’m so sorry for your loss and for anyone’s loss dealing with this horrible drug.

5yrs clean from an IV fentanyl addiction. I had been clean awhile and relapsed with what I thought was heroin.. ended up being fentanyl and the addiction and withdrawal were so much worse than heroin. I'm grateful to have survived...I keep going for the ones who didn't.

All these videos need to be mandatory to be watched by students at all high schools…please! I’m so sorry for your loss! 💔

Poor mom. A little over 3 months. She is the one who found her child. It takes a lot of strength to share this story. So sad that parents have to lose these youngsters. Fentanyl is ruthless!

Dear McConville Family, My deepest condolences on the passing of Kevin. I’m so sorry. May the Lord be with you.

I worked with you at Tesla first floor In Nevada. My condolences goes out to your family I was scrolling through these videos because my friend had the same tragedy.. I so happened to recognize you and my prayers are with you🙏🏼

The feeling of a loved one's cold dead flesh is indescribably horrible. I'm amazed by her courage to share this tragedy with the world.

You can see the pain in Kevin's parents' eyes and hear it in their voices. Losing a child is indescribable grief. You can learn to go on, but your life is never the same. My heart goes out to them.

My momma passed fentanyl poisoning 6-11-22. You are helping people like me heal. Thank you.

this hurts so much to watch. i'm 15 and my dad passed from drug and alcohol abuse, and it hits close. the amount of overdoses from this breaks my heart, it's so scary and gut wrenching. i'm so sorry for your guys loss, i can only imagine.

So sorry.... Our oldest,Chris, accidentally overdosed on fentanyl 10/1/22. His mom's birthday. We went out to dinner with our granddaughter (his daughter). He asked us to bring him some food back. We tried calling him a couple times. When we got home I found him in the bathroom. He was 37. Tried treatment centers and recovery a lot of times. Drinking and smoking the last few years. Hurt his back at work. An acquaintance gave him the fentanyl. We're still heartbroken. Will be the rest of our lives. My wife and I have over 25 years clean. He thought he could handle his addiction. Prayers for your family....

I am an addict in recovery. My biggest fear, most debilitating fear, was that my son would go the same route. He is now 23. Hasn’t gone the same path that I did and I thank god every single day for that. Sending this family, and every single family out there who has lost a child to this epidemic, all of my love and hugs. I overdosed a few months ago. First time ever. Only lived bc I wasn’t alone. Period.

Dear family of Kevin: i am so sorry. I found my brother. Just in time. He took a breath....but i cant imagine how hard this was for you. 🙏🙏🙏💚

So sorry for your loss. My husband Lost his son, Steven, because of Fentanyl overdose. All, parents, please, watch your children, get them up in the morning, take then to a gym, sports, music or art classes, don't leave them behind at home, keep them active, so they can sleep better! Don't text, but speak with them, hug them! Be present! Love them!

So sorry for your loss!! My son also passed away in June 2021 of a overdose. He was 25 when he passed. His daughter was 1yrs old. She is now 3 and living with me. I thank god everyday for my granddaughter. She keeps me going.

I’m sorry. Worked with a kid, he was in a program, good kid, Covid hit, November 2020 parents stopped by to tell us he passed. Dear Garrett, I can see you standing in your spot. So tall, so handsome, so humble.

Every parents nightmare. Heartbreaking 💔

People… I am so so so sorry for your loss. I lost my son to a drunk driver when he was nine. It’s a void that never gets filled, and a loss never regained. Lots of love and prayers to you all and your loved ones.

I lost my brother to a fentanyl overdose about a month ago. Me and my sisters found him in the bathroom. He was brain dead but his body lived for 3 days after the accident. This is never going to feel better and nothing will ever bring them back but we hope they are no longer struggling or in pain. We will forever miss them. Keep their spirits alive by sharing their stories.

I lost my son to drugs January 21st 2022 he was an EMT. He only wanted to help people. Keep telling these stories the raw truth of what drugs can do for people. Everyone thinks it won't happen to them. Maybe this will help someone.

I’m so sorry. I lost my daughter to a fentanyl poisoning on 2-25-21. It has destroyed me. I replay the last days in my head over and over. I’m so sorry you found Kevin. It is so unfair our children will never grow old

There should be a mandatory 20 year prison sentence for anyone selling fentanyl. Tough laws is the only way to discourage people from selling it.

I'm so sorry for your loss, I went to school with Kevin he was a really great kid.

My only son, my 1st born, my beautiful boy Trevor died 12/31/2020 from an accidental fentanyl overdose. This feels like a very lonely path of judgment, fear, & emptiness that it’s difficult to fathom another family enduring this type of loss. From my own personal experience, which is very apparent in this video, moms & dad travel this journey of grief very differently. I wish I could say that even though the 2 year anniversary is right around the corner, for most days it still feels very much like the first day. Our stories have very similar themes from our move to the “positive” changes we witnessed. There’s nothing I can say that will make this transition easier but, we are NOT alone. I cry for the men our boys would have been.

These videos have helped me more than you'll ever know! I'm a recovering fentanyl addict. I've lost ALL my friends in the past 10yrs. We werent poisoned because our tolerance was so high we couldn't get high unless we did pure fent. We actively sought fentanyl out like some dummies. Was just me and my bestfriend left. She got locked up 3 days before I was released. I fought to stay clean and supported her thru her sentence. She got released early...Nov 5th. Her bday was Nov 8th and I had a bday/coming home party planned for her. I woke up excited to go and pick her up from her mom's house. We were going to work together and remain clean. She promised me!!! I went to her room thinking maybe she overslept. Oh the way my heart broke. I knew immediately because my cousin and other friend had died in my house 2yrs ago. It all hit me like a brick. I looked over and saw that fold and I just wanted to go. I felt SO guilty for surviving. I felt I didn't deserve it because my addiction was the worst out of us all. I was so close to giving up and joining my friends to finally rest but these stories popped up on my feed and I knew I had to stay here and save any and everyone I can. If you're an addict...I believe in you! Please don't give up...I promise it's worth it. To those who lost people from this awful disease I'm so sorry for your loss. I pray that God heals your heart and gives you the strength to keep pushing. God bless! 💜💜💜💜💜. I would've been the 6th heart if God didn't step in when I needed him the most.

Mein Sohn schimpft mich oft. Wenn ich das höre, bin ich froh. Er hat mir oft Probleme gemacht und jetzt als Erwachsener verabscheut er Drogen. Auch wenn das keine Versicherung ist.

I've lost 18 friends and known many more who have succumb to this. One friend died on new year's eve while his parents had a house full of people. They never checked on him after he didn't respond from his room. They found him about 3am. Lost my best friend in 2006 after he had got his life together and joined the navy. He OD'd in Naples Italy after a brief relapse. I'm really sick and tired of all this death.

I prayed for your family. We lost our 28-year-old son in 2013. There is NO LOSS more profound than the loss of a child, none. Know that the comfort, peace and healing our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ can provide you is unexplainable. Give your heartache to the Lord. Knowing our son is healed and made whole in heaven awaiting our reunion is what helps me to live. Live your life with the joy knowing this is not our home. The time we spend on earth is a grain of sand compared to the beach being forever in heaven. Find joy.

Kevin sounds like a wonderful young man. I'm sorry for your family's loss.

Goddamn. I'm the same age as he was. I will never touch drugs other than alcohol, and I will make sure to be very careful around that as well. I'm crying now.

I'm sorry for your loss and the loss of everyone posting here. I just lost my nephew on 12.18.2022. 2 days ago, but it seems like an eternity already. People can only sympathize when it's not your family. But when it happens to you and your family, you instantly become a part of the club of loved ones who have lost others to overdose by fentanyl. If there are any groups or forums people know of, please list in the comments. Love and light to you all.

I’m heart hurts for your family. Fentanyl is a horrible drug, that takes so many lives. My friend brother died of a fentanyl overdose last year. You are very brave, to help raise awareness!!! People need to know!

I'm 54 years old and it breaks my heart to see all these kids in their 20s dieing from this crap and our government doesn't seem to care about it at all!

This Fentanyl crisis is something we have never seen in this country. What before would have been a bad trip or a treatable overdose, is now a death sentence. This story is absolutely heartbreaking. I cannot imagine what you must be going through. God Bless.

I have two teenage boys. Rest assured, you’ve helped me as a parent to bring awareness by sharing your story with them. Your story will save countless lives. God bless you and I pray you will find peace and somehow happiness again.

Absolutely tragic. And he didn’t even realize that he would take a pill that would kill him. I’m so sorry. 😢 This happens far too much in this country. Drug dealers are ruthless and greedy and don’t care about anything but the money. What a sad world we live in. 😢

Losing one of your children no matter how is the most unimaginable pain ever. It worse than losing your parents and grandparents. May our Lord and savior bring peace and comfort to the Family🙏🏾

I lost my daughter, 27 yrs, in 2016 to drugs. My heart goes out to you💔🙏✝️

My condolences to you both I lost my 23 yr old son to fentanyl poisoning October 9 2022 I’m so sorry I know the pain and I pray for peace in your heart and mind.

I am so sorry for the pain and loss you are going through. Thank you so much for talking about it. I'm sharing your story with my two boys (10 & 15) to keep up our ongoing conversation about drug use. Kevin's life will be remembered in my home tonight 💙

I used as a teen. I’m certified as a Peer Support Specialist. I’m praying to start my own treatment job of some sorts working with teen’s to prevent addiction & overdose. These parents are in my prayers. You did everything right. God give you peace as you find meaning to this tragedy. Thanks for sharing and helping others to bring awareness.

These stories, and Kevin’s story, touch me deeply. 18 years ago I od’d on thanksgiving day at my parents place in Plano. I was apparently so close to death that family members were told to prepare for me to not make it by paramedics. I had aspirational -meumonia and was experiencing’death rattle breathing’ … they brought me back from the brink. It was very scary being brought back and not having my breathing capacity and being yelled at by nurses and doctors to not follow my natural reflexes and gasp for air and that I needed to take super shallow breaths. I lived abroad at the time and since I didn’t have access to my drug of choice I mixed and self dosed different opiates I had scrambled together before visiting Texas because I knew I’d be sick. But for the fact that it was thanksgiving and I had family expecting me to join them for dinner …I’d be dead. I’m very lucky. It hasn’t been easy to overcome opioid dependence …. I was on high doses of liquid methadone in Europe for 12 years….However, I think back to those days, and thank goodness fentanyl wasn’t a ‘thing’ . I’m sure I’d never have been saved, never have overcome, got married, had my son etc , had fentanyl been accessible to me or my drug ‘circle’ . It’s so deadly …. So awful that someone who fell into exactly what I did can today be poisoned by this beast of a substance. My heart goes out to all the victims of this awful poisonous toxin. Addicts just trying to not be sick …. they don’t want to die but the idea of risk diminishes with withdrawal. Fentanyl has to be stopped. No manufacture, and grave punishments for those who make, distribute and murder people with it.

OMG. That baby was only a year older than my son. My son isn't on drugs but the age range really spooked me. I'm so sorry for your loss. My eldest son passed away 4 hours after birth. I know her pain of burying a son. Addiction is hell. I have seen friends & family go through it. It's so hard to see them struggle. 💔

As a former addict who knows just about all there is to know about painkillers. I would guess that it was his first time, thats how he ended up with the fake pills, nobody will try and sell them to their regulars or seasoned addicts who use pill identifier before they buy. This is why i think it was probably his first and last time. I'm so sorry for the loss of your boy.

Very sorry for your loss. I lost my brother in 2003 from opiate intoxication...on Thanksgiving. My son Alex was born 11.10.03 and it was surreal losing my loved brother and celebrating my son's birth. May God comfort 🙏 you and all who have lost loved ones.

My deepest condolences to you & your family♡ My brother passed away from a fentanyl overdose when he was 20 years old. I was 17. He struggled with addiction & was in & out of rehab for a long time. It's been 21 years now & the pain doesn’t get any less, sadly, but it becomes manageable. May you find peace & acceptance on your journey to healing.

This is heartbreaking my goodness and as a Nurse on a critical care unit I have yet to see anyone survive a fentanyl overdose on these cut tablets….I have put fentanyl pain patches on cancer patients and even had one incident were a person put their fentanyl patch in their mouth but we narcanned them and they went to the unit and survived but these people taking tablets cut with fentanyl are dying rapidly its insane

There are no words to express my deep sadness over this. I pray to God to eradicate this scourge of fatal illegal drug trafficking. These dealers have no conscience.....they are driven by greed .

I am so sorry for your loss I lost my son 2017 to drugs sending all my love 💔

These incredible parents seem like two very loving, compassionate people. I cannot imagine the courage and energy it would take at only 3 months past a child's death to go on camera to talk about it in order to help other families. They are demonstrating incredible empathy as they are just beginning their painful grief journey. Thank you for speaking out and bringing awareness to something that so many of us are just beginning to understand.

A year ago this past December my Nephew died from fentanyl. He was 40 year’s old with 5 children, he had so much potential. 😔 My deepest condolences to you all. 😔✝️🙏🏻

So sorry for your loss! My heart brakes for all the victims and their families who are affected by this drug 😔

I'm sooooo sorry I lost my baby girl to Fentanyll. Me and her Dad went to check on her, she had her own place, when we pulled onto her street we saw police and coroner's van's and that's how we found out we lost our only daughter my world exploded the floor drops out from under you Life is never the same. There's no hope for true Happiness it's sooooo hard, praying 🙏 for you and your family.

He died at night and his parents left his dead body for almost 24 hours after it! Didn't care to check him. So sad.

My daughter's father passed away in Sacramento California Sept 13, 2022 from Fentanyl.. it's hitting so many people.. big hugs

I personally overdosed from Percocet and was lucky enough to be revived... not a day goes by that I don’t think about it:/ I’m so sorry it wasn’t the same outcome for your son. Blessing from me to you🙏🏽

I'm so sorry to your family and to your son. Those words don't hold much comfort but I truly am. I know all too well the pain and hell of losing a loved one to fentanyl. You're doing such a great thing by sharing his story. One thing I've learned through all of this heartache is on those really hard, tough days that you can barely get through... remember, you're going through an incredibly awful experience that makes you feel weak but you are strong.

No words can express the loss....I hope we meet our loved ones again in a place where there’s no suffering but joy...God Bless .💐🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I am a father of four. After watching this video and reading these comments, all I can do is cry. I cannot imagine the pain that it would bring me to lose one of my children. I am truly sorry for everyone who has lost a loved one.

My deepest sympathy to you and your family. Thank you for being so brave and honoring Kevin by sharing your story.

I lost my brother, best friend, inspiration. A tragedy I’ll never understand or get over. I’m so sorry for your loss.

So generous of them to do this to warn other parents. Wonderful couple. Thank you for that.

So sorry for Kevin’s loss, he seemed like a wonderful young man the fact that he never complained about chores/having to do things for his mom 😢 breaks my heart knowing their pain. My thoughts also go to his sister, this is devastating

I now feel the pain of losing a son of overdose, August 29th he just turned 27,has left 4 children behind, he was a good hard working kid,but I couldn't get through to him,the month passed then in October 23,I got a call from my family he was found dead, behind a building, my soul left my body,,just 2 month from your story, my deepest condolences, I still not accepting he's gone, my heart and prayers go out to you,dealing with this pain is never ending, God bless you and your family 👪thank you for sharing your story,

What about the siblings? My heart breaks for them, too.

So much respect for these parents, for making awareness and trying to prefend this from happening to others parents and kids. I can feel their grieve. Kevin was a amazing young fellow. So sorry for your loss. Fly high Kevin.❤️

I'm going to show this video to my son. He just started working his 1st job. He is a follower. I'm scared someone might give him something and he would take it. This will save many lives

I'm so sorry for the loss of your son Kevin. 💔 You're very brave to share his heatbreaking story in an effort to warn other familys about Fentanyl.

This scares me so much, i have 3 kids and i drill it in their heads not to take pills from anyone....i am so sorry for this family i can't imagine, i can't

Psalm 34:18 Prayers for Kevin's family and friends.

Listening to your story about your son is so heartbreaking. I’ve watched several of these videos today. I can’t even imagine as a mother walking in and finding my child dead. Omg be worse than dying myself. When this lady talked about walking in seeing her kids skin color a blue and turning the lights on . He wasnt responding any. Then touched him and said he felt hard, I broke down right along with her as she was telling this story. This is so horrible. It should never had happened. We need something done about this and big time. How can anyone do this to a person? I don’t even understand why their putting fentanyl in any of these drugs. Who is doing this and when did it start? We never had to worry about this before so why?? I’m so sorry for this family . I pray God helps them through this .

He looked like a very sweet kid. I am so very sorry for this huge loss😔💔🙏🕊💛

I love what y’all are doing with this. I’m from Cleveland Tennessee and fentanyl has killed 4 of my friends. My sister and my cousin is addicted to it. I lost my step mom and step dad two years ago from it. I wish someone would do something like this for here

Please grieve together! Hold each other tight….! I lost both my teenage daughters to sudden arrhythmia death syndrome and now I sit all alone. My husband, their Dad moved on but I couldn’t. Nothing will ever be the same…… please hold on to each other.

I am so sorry for your loss. I also lost my oldest son from fentanyl laced drug. He was 37 and had just lost his fiance, the love of his life. I also found my son while he was still alive, but stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. I have so much guilt that I couldn't or didn't do more! It's horrible 😞 May God give with time. Jeremy's left a teenage son behind who really needed him.

Thank you for your bravery in sharing this, in trying to prevent any other family from going through this horror. Thank you for honoring your precious son.

I’m so very sorry about your news. My 16 yr old son died in 1991 and it is the one time we are truly helpless. Sending my love and prayers to you, I’m easy to reach if you need to grieve out loud.

This is so awful! I just had to stop the video and pray for this family. I pray you know this is not your fault. I pray they catch the person who sold this to your son. I pray that you both are comforted in knowing that your story is helping others. I'm so sorry for your great loss.

I really hope high schools will consider holding a “drug awareness assembly” and show these videos. These stories make changes. I’m so sorry for your loss. I can’t imagine 😔

You have my prayers and heartfelt sympathy for the loss of your son. No parent should have to go through that. 💔

I'm so sorry for your loss. May the Lord be with you.

There's no other pain as your child dying. Doesn't matter what age they are when they pass. They are a large piece of your heart. You go on in pain and sorrow but it never goes away. Every birthday, anniversary, holiday's not at the table. God Bless all whom have lost a child and everyone whom have lost someone they love.🙏❤️

I am deeply saddened by your loss. I can see and feel your pain when you speak. It’s a horrific tragedy to lose a child. We lost our son as well, he was 27. It is a very long journey and it is freaking hard! I understand your pain and I know you can barely breathe. I am so so sorry for you all that this happened. You will find joy again, you will find your way through this and you will be forever changed. Have no expectations of yourself because it’s a loooong journey. Embrace it. The level of insanity you are feeling, the deep sadness that you can not escape, the confusion, the lack of energy to pull others in, the isolation, the guilt, it’s all part of the journey through grief and it us awful. Nobody knows how you feel unless they have suffered the loss of a child so they don’t get to tell you when and how long you should grieve. There will be those people , trust me and just remember THEY HAVE NO CLUE what you are going through they can’t begin to IMAGINE your heartache. They just want things back to the way they were. You will NEVER get over this, you will learn to cope, in time. God Bless you ❤️

I'm so sorry for your loss. Kevin was an amazing Son. After my Son saw his Sister OD to the point she was on a respirator for 16 hours...(she had taken Soma ..a muscle relaxer) she promised him that she wouldn't ever do that again. She got out of the hospital and did again that night. He left home and told me to let him know when it was over. He didn't want to know anything until then. He left home at 15yrs old ...she was 27 yrs old. My point I wanted to share with you is that he won't touch drugs after seeing her. Please get counseling for your entire family. Grief isn't an event .. it's a process. Y'all are in my heart and prayers 💗 🙏

Bless you, McConville family!

Interesting. You instinctively know what family is just putting up stories and what family is true. These two are genuine and truthful.

So sad to hear this. Our son Evan, who was then nineteen, passed away two years ago on Christmas Day due to fentanyl poisoning. His "friends" left him to die alone after he overdosed.

God Bless your family ,I’m very sorry for your loss , I loss my husband Dec 24 ,2006 ,I’ve never been the same he was 35 , I pray for peace for your family , it helps me to know we will all be TOGETHER again , God has promised this ,

Thank you for sharing your story it's a very painful loss. My brother passed away 11/22/22 from what appears to be a fentanyl overdose. The toxicology report hasn't came back yet but there is enough evidence present to draw a reasonable conclusion. It's just a heartbreaking loss.

Thank you for sharing your tragic and heartbreaking story. I am so so so sorry for your loss!!! I can’t even begin to imagine… I have 3 sons, oldest just recently turned 16. I do my best to keep them from this. I hope and pray they never touch anything!!! I just wish I could protect them from the dangers of this world for the rest of their lives. It’s such a scary world to live in right now. 😔 #SaveTheChildren

The loss of a child is the worse pain anyone could experience...a deep, constant, irreversible pain...my deepest condolences and most sincere prayers are with his parents 😔🙏🏾

How sad for him and his loving family. A big hole in their hearts forever but he will always live in their heart and minds...may God help to heal them. RIP Kevin!

I am so very sorry for your loss. He was just a child. Took so much bravery for you to tell us the story and they God bless you because, hopefully, your testimony will help save the lives of others. Again, I am so sorry for your loss.

What a painful thing to go through. To Kevin's parents, do not be ashamed to cry or break-down if it's called for. Anyone who is a human being would understand and accept your emotions. I'm sorry for your big loss.

One thing I am learning from watching these videos is that I check on your child often even if they are teenagers. If they don’t respond to a text immediately check on them. If they are okay they will get the message to answer your text or you will be coming to their room.