Video: Mother asks 'why' son turned to opioids

FAMILIES, LOSING THEIR LOVED
ONES.
TONIGHT, I SPOKE WITH A MOTHER
WHO BURIED HER SON.
BRENDAN HUBER WAS A GOOD
STUDENT AND EXCELLENT ATHLETE AT
DULANEY HIGH SCHOOL
AND AN HONOR STUDENT,AND
ACCOUNTING MAJOR AT TOWSON
UNIVERSITY.
BUT IN MARCH OF 2012, HIS FAMILY
LEARNED THAT NONE OF THAT KEPT
HIM FROM THE GRIP OF OPIOIDS.
HEROIN.
ADDICTION.
>> HE WAS MUCH MORE INVOLVED
THAN WE KNEW WHEN WE FOUND OUT
ABOUT HEROIN, BECAUSE HIS
GIRLFRIEND'S MOM FOUND HIM IN
THE BATHROOM.
AND SHE SAID LISTEN, EITHER YOU
TELL YOUR PARENTS, OR I'M
TELLING YOUR PARENTS.
REPORTER: BRENDAN WENT TO REHAB
FOR 30 DAYS.
>> AND HE CAME HOME AND TWO
WEEKS LATER HE WAS DEAD.
HE DIED IN OUR HOUSE.
KAI: HIS MOM, MARY JO, TALKED
ABOUT THE ISOLATION SHE FELT
AFTER BRENDAN'S PASSING
BUT THEIR STORY HAS BECOME ALL
TOO COMMON.
DATA RELEASED TUESDAY FROM THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOR
JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THROUGH
JUNE SHOWS 1172 OVERDOSE DEATHS,
WHICH IS A 20% INCREASE FROM THE
SAME 6-MONTH PERIOD IN 2016.
THE LARGEST INCREASE IN OVERDOSE
DEATHS INVOLVES FENTANYL.
WITH 799, A SPIKE OF MORE THAN
70%.
WHILE STATE OFFICIALS ARE
WORKING ON WAYS TO SAVE MORE
LIVES, SOLUTIONS AREN'T EASY.
IN BRENDAN'S CASE, THE WHY DID
THIS HAPPEN QUESTION IS
PARTICULARLY HAUNTING FOR MARY
JO.
>> MY HUSBAND AND I OFTEN TALK
ABOUT IT, WAS HE DEPRESSED?
WAS THAT THE REASON HE WAS
SEARCHING FOR SOME KIND OF
A HIGH, THAT HAPPY FEELING YOU
GET FROM DRUGS?
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
KAI: LIKE MANY FAMILIES, THE
HUBER'S HAVE SET UP A FOUNDATION
IN BRENDAN'S' NAME AIMED TO HELP
PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH
ADDICTION.
ALSO, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
MEDICAL SYSTEM IS HOSTING A
SERIES OF EVENTS WITH HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS, OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC.
THE NEXT ONE IS ON NOVEMBER 29.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, KAI REED,
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Video: Mother asks 'why' son turned to opioids

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