A Southern California couple is trying to call attention to the dangers of a powerful, synthetic opioid that took the life of their son—a drug they had never heard of until tragedy struck.

Bryce Jacquet, 22, of Stevenson Ranch, was found lifeless in his car outside his home in April 2024, becoming a victim of nitazene—a powerful synthetic opioid that is up to 40 times stronger than fentanyl. The family had just returned from a family cruise.

His parents, Cindy and Andrew, told KTLA that Bryce believed he was taking Xanax, but instead, the pill was laced with nitazene.

"He was lifeless in his car ... That moment stopped right there. Everything changed forever," said Cindy Jacquet, Bryce's mother.

"I'm absolutely positive there's more kids that have died from it," said Andrew Jacquet, Br

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