Episode 10: “Before I Tell You How He Died” Featuring Laura Didier
Before Laura Didier tells people how her son Zach died, she tells them how he lived.
A talented student, athlete, musician, performer, and teenager excited about his future, Zach died after taking what he believed was a legitimate prescription pill.
It was counterfeit and contained fentanyl.
Laura's story highlights one of the most urgent realities facing families today: young people cannot protect themselves from dangers they don't know exist.
Her work transforms grief into prevention, helping families have conversations that could save lives.
Song for Charlie
Song for Charlie is a national nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills and empowering families to have informed conversations about substance use. Through The New Drug Talk campaign, the organization provides practical, evidence-based prevention education for students, parents and educators.
About Brave Recovery: The Women Impacted
Twelve women. Twelve stories. One challenge to everything we think we know about addiction, recovery, prevention, grief and hope.
From mothers and advocates to researchers, journalists, counselors, authors and community leaders, each woman featured in Brave Recovery: The Women Impacted reveals a deeper truth: recovery is not simply about individual choices. It is about whether families, communities and systems create the conditions that allow people to heal.
These stories are not only about survival.
They are about what becomes possible when people are seen, supported and given the opportunity to reclaim their futures.