Obituaries
Mourning Family Launches Song For Charlie To Raise Fentanyl Awareness
"He was a connector, he made a lot of friends and his death really, really rocked the campus and opened a lot of eyes," said Ed Ternan.
SANTA CLARA, CA — Santa Clara University unveiled a Narcan vending machine on campus Tuesday as part of National Fentanyl Awareness Day to provide students and other community members free access to the nasal spray which can be a life-saving medication for someone experiencing an overdose.
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The new resource on campus comes almost three years to the day a student at SCU died from fentanyl poisoning.
"He was a connector, he made a lot of friends and his death really, really rocked the campus and opened a lot of eyes," said Ed Ternan, father of Charlie Ternan, who died in 2020. "We're going to miss him for the rest of our lives and sadly we know a lot of families in our same situation."
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