When Addiction Turns Deadly: A Coroners Perspective

Join host Chad LaComb and Nicole Clear, a Riverside County coroner since

2000, for a chilling, eye-opening dive into addiction’s deadly endgame.

Handling 15,000 cases a year, over 50% tied to drugs and

alcohol—Nicole, a Riverside County Sheriff, shares what she sees is the

final chapter of addiction.

From fentanyl-laced “dirty” pills flooding schools to methamphetamine

silently wrecking hearts, she exposes the toll: enlarged organs, decayed

teeth, and lives cut short. Suspicious deaths, like family overdoses or

a young man’s drug-fueled psychosis killing his grandmother, pull her

into the fray. First responders, including Nicole, risk exposure to

these “super drugs” daily, armed with Narcan and faith (she prays Isaiah

6:8 every shift).