18-45 An Estimated 1 Million Parents Have Lost Children To The Ongoing Epidemic
Host and addiction recovery expert Richard Taite meets with Fentanyl Fathers. They discuss a personal outreach program aimed directly at students. Fentanyl is now killing more Americans aged 18–45. Their mission is urgent. They must reach every school in the nation with life-saving education. “This isn’t just another conversation — it’s a lifeline,” says Richard Taite. “We’re losing kids every single day, and we have the tools to stop it if we move fast enough.” We’re Out of Time aired a special episode on National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day (August 21, 2025).
We’re Out of Time is consistently ranked in the Top 10 on Apple Podcasts. It reached #2 in Mental Health and #4 in Health & Fitness. The podcast is hosted by Taite, founder of Cliffside Malibu. He is also the founder and executive chairman of Carrara Treatment Wellness & Spa and 1 Method Center. This episode features Greg Swan. He is the co-founder of Fentanyl Fathers. It is a national nonprofit of bereaved parents bringing fentanyl education into schools. This episode also features Dr. Gary Latson, founder of Candles in the Wind and a trained Fentanyl Fathers classroom speaker.
Both Swan and Latson lost their sons, Drew and Trevor, to fentanyl. They now lead an expanding “Angel Army” of advocates. This is part of Fentanyl Fathers’ mission to put a trained bereaved parent in every school in America.
