Opinion | After My Brother's Overdose Death, Misinformed People Added to Our Grief
Briefly

Families face unnecessary restrictions due to fentanyl fears at deaths, unable to spend time with loved ones, creating additional pain and hindered grieving process.
Policies at funeral homes enforce strict guidelines, based on misinformation, prohibiting families from being with loved ones who died from fentanyl overdoses, overlooking the emotional healing benefits.
Author, a physician, refuted funeral home policy inaccuracies, advocating that families should have the chance to spend time with deceased loved ones despite fentanyl overdose concerns.
Restrictions force families to accept responsibility for potential exposure risks to be near deceased loved ones, emphasizing the necessity and importance of spending final moments with their departed in the grieving process.
Read at www.nytimes.com
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