
1 in 100,000: The story of a fentanyl victim
CNN
Matthew Davidson was one of the more than 100,000 people to die from a drug overdose in the US in the year from May 2020. His mom works to stop others joining that statistic.
His life mirrored those of many people trapped by addiction -- in and out of rehab; jail time; distressed and upset family and friends.
Of course to his mom, he was always special. When she wants to feel close to him again, Karen Butcher wraps herself in a quilt made of her son's favorite shirts. And to try to help others avoid her fate, she steels herself and talks openly to CNN.

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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











