An Albuquerque mom said she lost her son to heroin in a way she never thought was possible.

Georgia Martinez said her son, 19-year-old Patrick Martinez, was loved. He had lots of friends at El Dorado High School, but not long after he graduated, he started running with a different crowd and became withdrawn.

“It was like we just got kicked in the face, not knowing what we were dealing with. And then Patrick got sick. He had lost his ability to feed himself, to go to the bathroom, to get up,” Martinez said.

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