FILE – Rick Harrison attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Reagan” at TCL Chinese Theatre on August 20, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)
Rick Harrison, known from “Pawn Stars,” has opened up about the devastating loss of his son, Adam, who died from a drug overdose last year.
In a detailed interview with Graham Bensinger, the 59-year-old Harrison shared that he thinks of Adam daily.
“He struggled with drug issues in his 20s, and I enrolled him in rehab numerous times,” Harrison recounted. “He would do well initially, but then relapse. You hear similar stories from countless families. Things became extremely dire, and it wasn’t heroin. He accidentally ingested fentanyl, which ultimately caused his death.”
Although Adam did not appear on “Pawn Stars,” he was said to have worked at the Gold & Silver Pawn prior to the show’s launch in 2009.
Reflecting on the grief of losing a child, Harrison stated, “there is nothing worse,” and it causes one to reconsider their decisions.
“Could I have handled things differently?” he wondered. “I believe I did everything I could, yet I still find myself asking, ‘What if I had done this? What if I had done that?’”
The Passing of Adam Harrison
Background information:
According to the Clark County, Nevada, coroner’s office, Adam Harrison passed away due to an accidental fentanyl overdose. He was 39 years old.
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As reported by the New York Post, Adam had been incarcerated for several months before relocating to a guesthouse in the Las Vegas area, where he was discovered deceased on January 19, 2024.
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The Drug Enforcement Agency classifies fentanyl as a Schedule II controlled substance that resembles morphine but is roughly 100 times more potent. Notably, only two milligrams (considerably less than a grain of salt) of this synthetic opioid can be deadly, depending on an individual’s body size.
The Source: This report contains insights from Rick Harrison’s interview with Graham Bensinger, Fox News Digital, The New York Post, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and previous LiveNow from FOX reporting.
