A quick note before we start.

This podcast is about addiction and drug overdoses.

So take care of yourself and anyone else who's listening with you.

Previously, on death resulting.

When I found out about Liz, it pokes me for heart.

It's always scared. I was scared

for him. We have an individual who died and whose unborn baby died as a result of Mr. Cook's conduct.

And as a society, we have to have some way of acknowledging that human life has value.

The underlying premise is that drug dealers are preying upon victims.

Well, now you're prosecuting the victim.

My addiction was way worse than Josh's.

Like, I've done way worse than Josh's.

And what do you know? I recovered.

Like, so what are you saying that my kid isn't worth that?

In a lot of ways, Josh and Liz seemed to be from different worlds.

Liz was 33 years old when she died.

Josh was 20.

Liz had a college degree and a job.

Josh graduated high school inside juvenile jail and never had a job more than a few days.

But one thing they had in common was that they used drugs together.

They both lived the disease of addiction together.

When you're down and out with people like that and you've got no one else, but the people you're getting high with,

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