When Addiction Turns Deadly: A Coroners Perspective
from Falling to Freedom
Join host Chad LaComb and Nicole Clear, a Riverside County coroner since 2000, for a chilling, eye-opening dive into addiction’s deadly endgame. Handling 15,000 cases a year, over 50% tied to drugs and alcohol—Nicole, a Riverside County Sheriff, shares what she sees is the final chapter of addiction. From fentanyl-laced “dirty” pills flooding schools to methamphetamine silently wrecking hearts, she exposes the toll: enlarged organs, decayed teeth, and lives cut short. Suspicious deaths, like family overdoses or a young man’s drug-fueled psychosis killing his grandmother, pull her into the fray. First responders, including Nicole, risk exposure to these “super drugs” daily, armed with Narcan and faith (she prays Isaiah 6:8 every shift).
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