Las Vegas mom raises awareness on relationship between addiction, suicide

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Clark County reports there have been 14 juvenile suicides this year, all under the age of 18, with the youngest victim just 12 years old. One of the deaths was tied to a fentanyl overdose.

It is a tragic reminder of the close relationship between addiction and suicide. One mom is on a mission to turn her family’s loss into hope for others.

It has been three years since Roni Lowery lost her 24-year-old son Justin to an overdose, but the pain still feels new…

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