FENTANYL POISONING: Valerie Vineyard's Story 

These videos need to be shown in schools all across the country.

The fact that Andrea has not blamed the boyfriend and still keeps in touch with him shows you what a great mom she is. I give her a ton of credit for choosing to support a young man who made a poor decision that took her own daughter’s life. I cannot fathom how difficult that must be, this is one amazing woman ❤

My oldest brother gained his wings from fentanyl poisoning last Saturday. I pray for everyone and hopefully I can tell my story and give other people the ability to share their stories and we take a stand against this crisis.

What momma said was RIGHT!! Everyone thinks it won't happen to them.....until it does. 🥺 If you have kids, siblings, etc, show them these videos.

I buried my daughter last December after she died from fentanyl poisoning. My heart is broken 💔 forever. I wish I had been there to help my baby girl and it haunts me every day that I let her down again and in the worst way. I'd die just to be able to spend one day with her 💕. I want her back so badly it hurts. 😩 I hope she's at peace. I had a very beautiful daughter and she must have forgotten how beautiful she was. I love you always my sweet angel Ashley 😇 💕 💛 💗

All these parents are so brave I couldn't talk about my kids dying. My heart breaks for them

My heart breaks for you. I lost my son August 29, 2022. He was only 28 years old. I'm still waiting for toxology reports. God bless you & give you strength. 🙏❤️

Our Lord has called home a little angel who was lost in this big world, may " VALERIE VINEYARD " REST IN PEACE with our Lord JESUS CHRIST in HEAVEN 😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I am so sorry for all of this. It is heartbreaking. Just in case anyone is curious, Valarie and her boyfriend were taken to different hospitals so that each one could have all available resources devoted to them. In the case of car accidents with multiple critical victims, they will also be sent to different hospitals at the same time in order to delegate the load of care. RIP, Valerie.

The Public needs to act. What now? This mother is so insightful and kind.....I hope she continues to speak.......

I almost lost my husband to fentanyl- I heard him snoring deeply and thought it sounded weird. I went in to check on him- and he would not respond to me. He was prescribed fentanyl by his doctor for back pain 20 years ago when this occured. So, I called 911- they told me to get rid of the fentanyl, which I did. Glad I checked on him. So very sorry for your loss. Makes me really sad to hear these stories- also makes me really mad that this is going on with this deadly drug.

What an amazing woman. To not place blame on her boyfriend is so unselfish. These kids who don’t understand that one action can take your life and that can’t be undone is so tragic. 💔

Oh my goodness this poor beautiful mama😢, she’s so brave and compassionate ❤️. May her precious, sweet Valerie rest in peace💙🕊️

I know your pain. I lost my son at 22. Heartbreak for sure. He died of a brain bleed. This whole mess with fentanyl has to stop.

My story too. She was 26 and my only daughter

It‘s so sad, every time when I watch a new clip of „Fentanyl Poisoning“ 😢 To see the parents struggle with the completely unnecessary death of her son/daughter, it‘s hard to watch. But those clips are so important. If these clips only save ONE LIFE, they all were worth it! So thx for making these clips and letting us parents and our children learn from that! I‘m a father of two sons, 10 and 8 years old, and I cannot imagine if I would lose one of my sons to that drug (or any drug). Again: Thx to „Texas Pictures Documentaries“ and all the best from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp

I miss her everyday it took me two months to finally sit down and watch this because I particularly feel guilty she texted me may 20th and usually we’d have chats about our mental health and what we we’re struggling with at the time. she told me on may 18th she was sober and barely drank anymore and I told her me too and that I was proud of her and to keep pushing till you can’t anymore. But on may 20th I was in a deep depressive episode I never answered until 4 days too late ik she’s in a better place but I’ll never stop thinking about what would be different if I had I responded within two days. she was the second friend I had lost within a year to drugs and shortly later I lost another so please stay safe y’all ik it gets hard to keep going sometimes I’ve been there and that’s why she and I became friends because our pain and mental health were very similar but your loved ones love you and want you alive to be able to see it get better. After she passed I got sober for her, everyday I push to stay sober for her. Thank you for your kind words all through middle school and all through our school time together and after you’ll never know how much that meant to me during that time I’m sorry our friendship didn’t start till after we graduated Rest In peace my friend I’m sorry your time was cut short but I enjoyed and appreciated your company and friendship more than you’ll ever know but I’ll tell you when I see you again I love you girl till we meet again my dear friend💕💕

She was still a baby. I am gutted. My condolences to and your family. Thank you for sharing her story.💔

My deepest condolences. I understand your tears of sorrow because the light that illuminated everything is no longer there. I know she's sorry for what she did, because she's never stopped being with you. A person very close to me died of an overdose of heroin and methamphetamine. I think about him a lot. One day, taking a walk in the mountain area where I live, I found a magical place. Not because of his appearance, but because when I saw him, I felt an incredible peace and, suddenly, I felt him there, with me. I could hear his voice, like the whisper of a gentle breeze in spring. I haven't been much to the place where he's buried because, for me, it was a place of death, not of good memories of him. Eventually I moved, I came here and I found that place that breathes peace and where I can feel him. I cry when the breeze brings me his voice, his contagious laughter... But they are tears of joy.

She is a great mom, who lost a great kid. My heart broke when the mom said that sentence in the first minute "great kid". I'm so sorry for this wonderfull mom that she had to loose her wonderfull daughter.

Oh , mum. Heart breaks for you

Lost my daughter 36 yrs young . Fentanyl pill was given to her . She died March 19 2021. She left 3 children.grief never goes away.

Andrea, I watch one of these Texas Pictures Fentanyl stories each night, but this is my first comment. I don't know you or Valerie, but I am heartbroken by this loss. What a waste. And the grief you face seems insurmountable. It isn't. By sharing Valerie's love and life that she brought to so many, you honor her. With every tear, you hold her in high esteem. You will never be the same and when we experience a loss as great as this one, we will never move on, but we can and will move forward. And then we will go backwards, then forward, and so on. Thank you for sharing your beuatiful girl with us.

Thank you for being so brave to tell your story. So sorry for you loss. Well done to Texas Pictures Documentaries for continuing to spread awareness about this. People need to know the dangers now more than ever!

As long as there is DEMAND…….There’s SUPPLY

That mom- she is a good mom. I hope she finds her peace someday……

I wish I could give this lady a hug even though i know it wouldn’t do anything to help. Believe me, I’m under no false impressions as to my limitations, I wish daily that I could save people from this level of pain but I also know I’m just some random powerless dillweed. All I can say is I am so sorry for Valerie’s family and everyone impacted by this loss.

Thank you for sharing your Precious Daughter's story with us. I'm so sorry for your loss. Please know that you and your Family are in my thoughts and Prayers. God bless. 🥺🙏💔🫶

You're a great mom. So hard to lose out on your precious daughter. I really feel for you

What an incredibly strong woman. Amazing she reached out to the boyfriend and rather than blamed him, consoled and supported him.

I know your pain I lost my daughter 5 years ago to an overdose and it's still hard

So sorry, can't imagine losing a child. My son had a hard time for a few years, and I know the agony of not knowing and expecting the worst. I spent many years waking in the wee hours to go pick him up from wherever and worrying myself sick. Thank god, it's over 5 years, and it's behind us, for good I hope. Bless you.

This mom is great! I've been battling addiction for 30 years, now being M.A.S. or medically assisted sober for 8 years and if I overdosed I know for a fact my mom wouldn't say all these wonderful things you said about your daughter. I don't think my mom ever really knew me; really.

i wish all kids could see these videos to see how a quick stupid decision can cause their parents infinite grief for ever and ever

What a sweet young couple. So very sorry for your loss💔 Thank you for sharing their story 💜

This terrible story has gone straight to my Soul.....I am so terribly sorry for her family and friends....

My prayers go out to you mama. To the boyfriend too, survivors guilt is bad. I hope he’s getting help. 🙏🏻

A totally amazing mother without question and loving daughter. My condolences are with her family, her former boyfriend (hopefully he fully recovers) and friends. *As a family member and friends whom lost their lives to this evil narcotic, I personally when going through the family and friends groups photos do not look at whom is in each photo now of days but whom is not in each photo now of days instead, unfortunately this is just fact on what this narcotic does to their loved ones* !

My sister lost her babygirl, 20 years old, my niece in September of 2021. We miss her so much. This is an epidemic and it's taking our babies away from us. I.A.D.S. we miss you baby, watch over your Mama.

Rest in love Valerie. Gosh I wish this would stop happening. Thanks mom for sharing the story of your precious daughter.

What is so sad is why did this lovely young woman take a pill that she had no way of knowing would take her life?

I cried with You through this whole message. I lost my nephew who was like my only son at 31 from this horrendous overdose 😢 we will be with THEM FOREVER IN ETERNITY ~ TIGHTEST HUGS ❤ THANK GOD FOR JESUS ❤

Please Help This Young Man overcome this ..., Its not both of Their faults..., They did not intend to buy this Poison..., Look to Your Government to fix this..., They can ..., but don't care..., So sorry for Your loss..., Too Many beautiful Young People this has happened to and continues to do so.... RIP Valerie.

Our family have walked in your shoes, the pain and confusion is real. As you know getting up and getting out of bed does get easier and the tears still flow. When you get stronger perhaps the questions you have will eventually get answered. Hopefully the dealers will one day be prosecuted and charged for their actions . God Bless you and your family. We all are in this together💪🏻🙌🏻🙏not edited

I'm sorry for your loss may God give u and family more strength, hope and faith💞

Thank you so much for allowing us to hear you’re beautiful and truly wonderful daughters story. I only wish I could so heal everybody affected by this horrible drug, being able to talk about the things that has caused us and having people that care and listen is paramount to beginning to learn how to heal. Bless this platform for providing such a place where there is a judgment free and stigma free Place for people to share their stories with the world at large. Anybody looking to further learn about drug education, harm reduction, or find out about my personal addiction story simply look no further and check out what I do on here. Much love to each and all of you- 🙏🏽❤️👻

You are such a sweet mother. I am so sorry 💜

I am so sorry you lost your precious daughter!

RIP Valerie. Sending you mom a big hug 😢

I’m sincerely sorry for your tremendous loss and hope that one day you can reunite with her beautiful self. This drug is ripping so many people from their loved ones. The guilt her bf feels is going to be hard to overcome but it’s possible.

I am so very sorry this happend to you darling. May God give you streight in your life. I'm a mother and I'm crying with you.

My heart goes out to you momma,you seemed like a wonderful mother, I loved your story,I hope god heals you in every way,this disease is killing everyone,I'm a addict myself,I struggle every .min of everyday,I don't want this disease to be the death of me,so plz pray for me..thank you for sharing your story and I'm so sry you loss of your beautiful daughter...RIP Valerie..you sweet angel...

We need to bring more awareness. Share these videos, talk to other parents, talk about it in schools, push law enforcement to do more, and get rid of this administration that has only allowed more drugs to flood our borders!

What a sweet, selfless, empathetic and loving mama ❤️

I feel her pain in every word. 💔 Im so sorry. ...so sorry

What a beautiful amazing daughter. This mom is very proud of who her daughter was. I pray the devastating “loss” to of her very young daughter’s death because of a tragic mistake. I’ll be praying 🙏🏽 for you beautiful mom.

It's been 6 years and I still haven't told my sons story. It's complicated, which makes it harder. But I am getting there. I have been binge watching all of these story's. My love and heart goes out to all the families ❤🙏🫂 I fear for my 7 year old granddaughter future looks like. I push and push as much info as I can on social media but until it happens to them, it falls in deaf ears 😢 Getting people to share information is like pulling teeth. I do not understand.. makes me so so angry 😢

I love this lady, NO BLAMING, NO BITTERNESS, SO AMAZING. May God bless you.

❤Your daughters alive in Spirit and she loves you.🙏

So sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine.

I am so sorry......so young and so tragic. There is not 1 child who takes a fentynal pill thinking wow I could die....this drug from hell is taking so many from this world.....what makes me angry is I haven't heard the white house say how generations and even older people are dying from this poison. I have lost 4 loved ones to fentynal.

It’s so sad that kids today can’t experiment safely like we did decades ago. These good kids don’t deserve this horrible epidemic.

Every one of these stories is as tragic as the one's before them. My heart breaks for the one's lost and the one's left behind. I pray for peace and comfort for this family. The families before this one and the one's that will sadly come after. Thank you Texas Pictures for featuring these stories. These videos should be shown everywhere!

"You did what?" Sounds like you had so much to be proud of. How beautiful. I'm so sorry she's no longer here with you.

God bless you,, you're a woundful person with a loving ❤️.

I can only imagine how devastating this is. I’m so sorry for your loss.

I’m so very sorry you lost such a beautiful girl. I worry about my grandkids, so thank you for sharing your story with us. Hopefully people will watch this, my love to you mom💐

Heart breaking.... My heart goes out to the mother and her family and her boyfriend. What he's going through. I can't imagine. My heart breaks for everyone involve.... Everytime I watch these I think about how my mother could of been the one sitting there talking about my death. She found ne half dead. Hurts knowing what I put her through. Hurts even more thinking of the damage I would of done to her if I didn't make it. I would never ever in a million years want to put my mom through that kind of pain.... I'm glad I stopped when I did because I definitely would be dead right now with this fentanyl stuff being the main drug in every kind of drug. Its scary....

This mama... God bless

I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing 😢

What a beautiful, strong, and resilient woman. I cannot imagine. I don’t have kids, but I just don’t even know what I would do. I wish her peace and love.

Very powerful ending. It can happen.

Andrea, it was a pleasure meeting you in my Lyft today. Thank you for sharing your story with me. Fentanyl poisoning is not discussed enough. God bless you and your family.

So impactful. One day and 1.2K views. I hope that number will represent saved lives. Although, I know many viewing this are the survivors of the lost ones.😢.💜

I'm so sorry! Bless you, sweet mom

She was a sweetheart . My daughter Lauren played with her and we loved being around her. Such a terrible accident that stole a beautiful young lady💔 Andrea says is so true that you never think it will happen to u. Please educate yourself on this.

That’s so sad. She seems so sweet and such a blessing. I love cats too. I’m so sorry to family

Praying for you and your family

My deepest condolences to you and family 🙏😪😞I understand your pain because we also lost our beloved son in a horrific accident on February 27 2017 he was only 21 years old and he was our baby 😞🙏😪Rip sweetheart ❤️

Oh Lord, i don't know why this affects me so much. A few days ago i heard my son talk about this specific pill, and it really upset me. I told him, this is why i share all of these videos with you... Sharing this one too.... All the videos y'all post i share with him. Thank you so much @TexasPicturesDocumentaries may God Bless Y'all.

I am so terribly sorry you lost such a beautiful, great daughter! As the mother of 3 children i their early 20’s, I live in almost a state of panic fearing this could happen to one of them, even after all my warnings. I pray for you to find some measure of peace by having shared your pain. Education is key! 🙏🏼🕊️❣️

People! Don’t take anything you don’t get from a doctor and pharmacy!

These videos always break my heart, the loved ones left behind suffer so much and their lives will never be the same again 💔 I think Valerie’s mom is incredibly strong to not only tell her daughters story, but to share how the boyfriend is struggling with his own recovery AND losing someone he deeply loved and cared about. It would be easy to hate him and put the blame on him, but he is also a victim. I’m glad she keeps in touch with him and that they acknowledged him on the headstone of Valerie’s grave. They obviously meant a lot to each other. It’s so incredibly sad how many stories there are like this. I wish high schools would start Narcan drives. Every high school student should learn about fentanyl, the signs of a drug overdose, and how to use Narcan. The schools could handout Narcan kits for free. Educated teenagers become educated adults. It’s a bandaid solution to a massive hemorrhaging wound, but at least it could help save lives in the meantime. If these kids learned about it all in high school, maybe the outcome could have been different 🥺 Sending strength to anyone who has been destroyed by this drug.

Thank you for sharing, I’m getting clean

I am curious as to why the paramedics didn’t administer Narcan on site, before she went to the hospital? Sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry for your loss dear mama. May your daughter rest in peace 🙏

She’s broken….Barely finishing sentences. These are so hard to watch bc some people have visibly not even healed a little bit from this trauma. To speak on camera is pure strength and bravery…. I probably couldn’t keep it together enough

I'm so sorry for your loss.

So many of these I start watching, but just can't make it through 'til the end. Much too sad and heartbreaking.

I am so very sorry for your loss ❤❤❤.

So so sad - I’m so sorry for your loss 🙏🏽

So very sorry

Kids, Don’t do Pills….. PERIOD. 😢

I admire her ....what a strength of heart to be able to forgive and not blame. This woman is my hero

losing your little girl I just cry with you. I love you so much. you are soul sister forever

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, For They Shall Be Comforted, if this message saves 1 young child, its a start, please life has so much to offer, stop and smell the roses, walk in the rain, write poetry, paint a picture, whatever it is, if you want to get high get high on life, please stay away from drugs. 🙏

God be with this mom🤗 My concerns are really with her surviving boyfriend😥Hope he survives spiritually💔

I just want to say thank you for everyone sharing their heartbreaking overdoses from fentanyl or any other kinds of drugs my heart❤ goes out for this mother and her daughters boyfriend and families to me this mom is just so forgiving and forgave her daughters boyfriend Mom you have heart of gold💛 and for staying in his life as well!!! Many condolences to both families ❤❤

This lady gets to me. How sad. So many dying of fentanyl. We all know families effected

I'm so sorry for your loss prayers to you and your family ♥ I'm glad you are able to cherish the amazing moments you had with your family and daughter.