Former Fox News host Eric Bolling warns parents and children on the dangers of opioids

Former Fox News host Eric Bolling warned parents and their children of the dangers of opioid use on the six-month anniversary of the death of his son from an opioid overdose.

“6 months ago today I lost my college sophomore, my only child, my son, my best friend. To parents: ‘Not my child’ syndrome is dangerous and deadly. To kids: ‘One pill can kill,’” he tweeted Thursday.

Bolling says he’s become an “accidental expert” on opioid overdoses following the death of 19-year-old Eric Chase Bolling, his only son.

The younger Bolling was a sophomore at the University of Colorado when he was found dead in an apartment in Boulder, Colo., on Sept. 8. His death was ruled an accidental overdose that included opioids.

Eric Chase Bolling died the same day his father was ousted from Fox News after several women accused him of sexual harassment.

Bolling shared his son’s story at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February.

“I will tell you I have become what I call an accidental expert in the topic of opioid overdoses and I didn’t want to be here,” he said.

He said his experience has inspired him to do “as much as I can to bring the opioid crisis to the forefront." He is volunteering with The White House to help combat the crisis by addressing both the supply and demand sides of the equation.

“We really need to talk to kids about how dangerous these drugs are,” he said.

He said he’s heard from hundreds of thousands of families on Twitter who have lost children to the opioid epidemic, including a young athlete who injured her knee playing soccer, became dependant on opioids during her recovery, and ultimately died from an overdose.

He said his own son unwittingly ingested a Xanax pill that was laced with Fentanyl.

Bolling accused Purdue Pharma, an opioid manufacturer, of “pushing the pain reliever on to the healthcare system.”

He urged parents to talk to their kids about the epidemic. “Use me as an example,” he said. “Read the sign and don’t have the ‘not my kid’ syndrome. Have the conversations with him or her."

Bolling told his story again at The White House’s Opioid Summit in March.

“We never saw it coming. We never thought we would get that call. Every parent doesn’t want it. We got it,” he said.

“Do your children a favor. Have the discussion with them. Do it again and again.”