Why parents whose kids struggle with addiction face hard financial choices | NBC4 Washington

Elena Suarez wants people to know her teenage daughter Collette the way she remembers her. She was playful and “brought out the silliness” in her mom. Collette, who attended Potomac High school, had the world at her feet.

But her life took a terrifying turn on a spring break trip to Brazil, where her mom says she was sexually assaulted.

Suarez said her daughter began to use cocaine to numb the pain. When that wasn’t enough, she started using fentanyl.

Collette died of fentanyl poisoning at age 19.

Sadly, stories like Collette’s are not uncommon. As the News4 I-Team investigated the fentanyl crisis among young people in the D.C. area, we learned that parents are coping not only with the heartbreak of trying to rescue their kids but with the financial toll too.

As many parents find out, getting help for a child dealing with substance use disorder can be costly.
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