Bobby Brown described the opioid epidemic as “out of control” after his son was found to have died from a toxic combination of fentanyl, alcohol and cocaine.
The star of the new edition said that his family “continues to mourn” the death of Bobby Brown Jr. after he died in November, at the age of 28, from what is now known as an overdose.
“Street fentil has taken the lives of so many people unnecessarily, and Bobby Jr. is another victim,” Brown said in a statement.
“This epidemic is out of control and those who provide this lethal drug should be held responsible for the death and destruction it causes.”
Brown Jr.’s mother, Kim Ward, also said her son was not “drugged,” but was “often easily influenced.”
“This is a situation where he has associated with the wrong people,” Ward said. “My son has disappeared and those who contributed to his senseless death should be held accountable.”
Ward and Brown’s lawyer, Christopher Brown, said he believed Brown Jr. could have taken street fentanyl “without his knowledge and we believe he killed him,” as he had small amounts of alcohol and cocaine in his system. but had fatal amounts of fentanyl in the heart and blood. ”
Brown Jr. was found dead at his home on Nov. 18, when authorities responded to a call for a medical emergency. Brown Jr.’s death was another tragedy for the 52-year-old “My Prerogative” musician, who lost his 22-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, in 2015, three years after her mother, Whitney Houston. , was found dead in a hotel bathtub. .
Bobbi Kristina’s former fiancé Nick Gordon, who was found legally responsible for the death of his ex-partner, also died in 2020.