ABC7 Story on the Loss of Sarah

Statistics and stories from families and front line experts reveal the troubling surge in cocaine across the Chicago area. Especially since the pandemic, local demand and cartel production is now reported at record levels. And it's deadlier than ever, as most cocaine is now laced with the powerful opioid fentanyl. Patty Stovall knows the devastation all too well. It took her 33-year-old daughter Sarah's life. Watch the story here

"The grief of losing a child is horrifying," she said, "I don't want to say it wasn't a surprise, like it was. It was a shock, of course.