Brad Bishop of Pensacola, Florida, shares his story of loss, heartbreak, and transformation after losing his 32-year-old brother, Travis, to fentanyl poisoning. Travis had just completed rehab and was home for only five days when he unknowingly took a counterfeit Xanax laced with fentanyl while locked out of their mother’s house, unable to call for help. His final moments, captured on a security camera where he asked, “Why me?” haunt Brad to this day. Just four months later, Brad also lost his best friend, Brendan Coper, to the same drug on Brendan’s birthday. These tragedies pushed Brad into action, leading him to become immersed in understanding addiction, the failures of the recovery system, and how to truly help people battling fentanyl dependency. He co-founded Offensive Core, a street-level outreach program in Escambia County that connects people in active withdrawal with immediate care—offering Subutex, monitoring, and paths to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). Brad and his team also address broader issues like homelessness, human trafficking, and systemic barriers to recovery. Through their camp for unsheltered women and peer-led engagement, they’ve built trust where institutions failed. Brad’s message is clear: eliminating the stigma around enabling and embracing compassionate, informed intervention is essential—because the cost of misunderstanding addiction is lives lost.
Find co-founder of Offentsive, Rudy Kopers story, on our channel here - https://youtu.be/tzA_jd1bJVA
Find Heather Koper's story on our channel here - https://youtu.be/te_KSAwmwQU
Learn more about Offentsive at www.offentsive.com
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Дата на публикация: 7 юни, 2025
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