October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

My name is Misty Fetko. I am a registered nurse and mom of two. In 2003, I discovered my older son, Carl, unresponsive in his bedroom. He passed away that day from a lethal mix of drugs, including Fetanyl, a prescription narcotic; marijuana; and dextromethorphan (DXM), the active ingredient in many over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicines. [...]