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Mother of Saskatoon overdose victim speaks out

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Kelly Best died Jan 3, 2015 after taking a fake OxyContin tablet in Saskatoon. Facebook photo

By News Talk Radio Staff

The mother of a 19-year-old man who died of an overdose is speaking out.

Kelly Best died Jan. 3 after taking a little green tablet that was done up to look like OxyContin. Reporting on the death, Saskatoon police said the pill likely contained fentanyl, a powerful narcotic that is several times more toxic than the active ingredient in OxyContin.

Best’s mother, Marie Agioritis said her son’s death shows that the simple ‘Don’t Do Drugs’ message just isn’t enough.

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