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Mom’s drug addiction halted by fentanyl | NewsNation Prime
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6:12Now PlayingAlex Gardella, a mother of three, tells her story of becoming addicted to painkillers after complications from a C-section, saying she would spend $1,400 a week on the drugs. She tells "NewsNation Prime" that she thought she was hiding her addiction well, until one of the batches she purchased was laced with fentanyl and she overdosed.
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