An Unimaginable Loss Amid the Opioid Crisis

Becky Savage testifies about the loss of her two sons at a Senate hearing on opioids, in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The only thing more devastating than losing a child to an opioid overdose is losing two—on the same night.

Nick, 19, and Jack, 18, were like any other kids. “They were athletes, had a great circle of friends, and had dreams and aspirations in life,” said mother and nurse Becky Savage at a Senate hearing on opioids on Feb. 8. “They were best friends.”