'Never Knew She Was Using': Doctor Working in Addiction Medicine Lost Wife to Overdose

A Milwaukee doctor is sharing his story to warn others after his wife died as a result of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine.

'THE IRONY OF IT IS, IM IN'THE IRONY OF IT IS, IM INADDICTION MEDICINE.

WHY DIDNT'THE IRONY OF IT IS, IM INADDICTION MEDICINE.

WHY DIDNTSHE COME TO ME.'ADDICTION MEDICINE.

WHY DIDNTSHE COME TO ME.'SHE COME TO ME.'FOR YEARS, DOCTOR NEVILLE DUNCANFOR YEARS, DOCTOR NEVILLE DUNCANHAS WALKED PEOPLE THROUGH THEFOR YEARS, DOCTOR NEVILLE DUNCANHAS WALKED PEOPLE THROUGH THEDARKESTHAS WALKED PEOPLE THROUGH THEDARKESTDARKESTTIMES OF ADDICTION AT FIRST STEPTIMES OF ADDICTION AT FIRST STEPCOMMUNITY RECOVERY CENTER INTIMES OF ADDICTION AT FIRST STEPCOMMUNITY RECOVERY CENTER INMILWAUKEE.COMMUNITY RECOVERY CENTER INMILWAUKEE.COMMUNITY RECOVERY CENTER INMILWAUKEE.'I SEE THE DEVASTATION IT HASMILWAUKEE.'I SEE THE DEVASTATION IT HAS'I SEE THE DEVASTATION IT HAS'I SEE THE DEVASTATION IT HASCAUSED IN FAMILIES.'CAUSED IN FAMILIES.'CAUSED IN FAMILIES.'NOT REALIZING WHILE HE WAS ATCAUSED IN FAMILIES.'NOT REALIZING WHILE HE WAS ATWORK, HE SAYS HIS WIFE,NOT REALIZING WHILE HE WAS ATWORK, HE SAYS HIS WIFE,NOT REALIZING WHILE HE WAS ATWORK, HE SAYS HIS WIFE,33-YEAR-OLD JENNIFERWORK, HE SAYS HIS WIFE,33-YEAR-OLD JENNIFER33-YEAR-OLD JENNIFERDUNCAN WAS FIGHTING AN ADDICTIONDUNCAN WAS FIGHTING AN ADDICTIONOF HER OWN.

'NEVER KNEW THAT SHEDUNCAN WAS FIGHTING AN ADDICTIONOF HER OWN.

'NEVER KNEW THAT SHEWAS USING.'OF HER OWN.

'NEVER KNEW THAT SHEWAS USING.'OF HER OWN.

'NEVER KNEW THAT SHEWAS USING.'JENNIFER DIED IN MAY 2018.WAS USING.'JENNIFER DIED IN MAY 2018.JENNIFER DIED IN MAY 2018.JENNIFER DIED IN MAY 2018.'I GOT A CALL FROM HER MOTHER'I GOT A CALL FROM HER MOTHER'I GOT A CALL FROM HER MOTHERTHAT THE EMS IS WORKING ON HERTHAT THE EMS IS WORKING ON HERTHAT THE EMS IS WORKING ON HERBUT THEY THINK THAT SHES DEAD.'BUT THEY THINK THAT SHES DEAD.'BUT THEY THINK THAT SHES DEAD.''GOT TO WHERE SHE WAS ONLY TO'GOT TO WHERE SHE WAS ONLY TO'GOT TO WHERE SHE WAS ONLY TOFIND HER SPRAWLED ON THE KITCHENFIND HER SPRAWLED ON THE KITCHENFLOOR.

EMS FINISHED TRYING TOFIND HER SPRAWLED ON THE KITCHENFLOOR.

EMS FINISHED TRYING TOREVIVEFLOOR.

EMS FINISHED TRYING TOREVIVEREVIVEHER AND THEY SAID SORRY BUT TOOHER AND THEY SAID SORRY BUT TOOLATE.'LATE.'HE SAYS SHE ACCIDENTALLYOVERDOSED ON FENTYNOL ANDCOCAINE.COCAINE.'I COULDNT BELIEVE IT.'I COULDNT BELIEVE IT.'I COULDNT BELIEVE IT.EVERYTHING STARTED TO SLOWEVERYTHING STARTED TO SLOWEVERYTHING STARTED TO SLOWDOWN.'

'I SLIPPED HER RING OFFDOWN.'

'I SLIPPED HER RING OFFDOWN.'

'I SLIPPED HER RING OFFHER FINGER AND I SAID TO HER,DOWN.'

'I SLIPPED HER RING OFFHER FINGER AND I SAID TO HER,JENNIFER, WHY?'HER FINGER AND I SAID TO HER,JENNIFER, WHY?'HER FINGER AND I SAID TO HER,JENNIFER, WHY?'DESCRIBING THE MOTHER OF FOUR ASJENNIFER, WHY?'DESCRIBING THE MOTHER OF FOUR ASDESCRIBING THE MOTHER OF FOUR ASDESCRIBING THE MOTHER OF FOUR ASSELFLESS, OFTEN TIMES HIDING HERDESCRIBING THE MOTHER OF FOUR ASSELFLESS, OFTEN TIMES HIDING HEROWNSELFLESS, OFTEN TIMES HIDING HEROWNOWNPROBLEMS TO TAKE CARE OF OTHERS.'SHE HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS'SHE HAD A LOT OF FRIENDSBECAUSE OF WHO SHE WAS, SHE HADBECAUSE OF WHO SHE WAS, SHE HADBECAUSE OF WHO SHE WAS, SHE HADA BUBBLY PERSONALITY, SHE WASBECAUSE OF WHO SHE WAS, SHE HADA BUBBLY PERSONALITY, SHE WASTHEBECAUSE OF WHO SHE WAS, SHE HADA BUBBLY PERSONALITY, SHE WASTHELIFE OF THE PARTY.'A BUBBLY PERSONALITY, SHE WASTHELIFE OF THE PARTY.'THELIFE OF THE PARTY.'LIFE OF THE PARTY.'LIFE OF THE PARTY.''SHE WAS TRYING TO HELP'SHE WAS TRYING TO HELPEVERYBODY ELSE BUT HER OWN.'EVERYBODY ELSE BUT HER OWN.'HE FEELS HER MEMORY AS HEHE FEELS HER MEMORY AS HEHE FEELS HER MEMORY AS HECONTINUES HIS WORK.CONTINUES HIS WORK.CONTINUES HIS WORK.'WHAT COCAINE, HEROIN, ALL OF'WHAT COCAINE, HEROIN, ALL OF'WHAT COCAINE, HEROIN, ALL OFTHESE THINGS DO ONE, IS TO GIVE'WHAT COCAINE, HEROIN, ALL OFTHESE THINGS DO ONE, IS TO GIVETHEM LIFE AS A LIE.

THE TRUTH ISTHESE THINGS DO ONE, IS TO GIVETHEM LIFE AS A LIE.

THE TRUTH ISTHESE THINGS DO ONE, IS TO GIVETHEM LIFE AS A LIE.

THE TRUTH ISHARD.'THEM LIFE AS A LIE.

THE TRUTH ISHARD.'THEM LIFE AS A LIE.

THE TRUTH ISHARD.'FIGHTING AN UPHILL BATTLE WITHHARD.'FIGHTING AN UPHILL BATTLE WITHFIGHTING AN UPHILL BATTLE WITHFIGHTING AN UPHILL BATTLE WITHGRIEF AND A GROWING NUMBER OFFIGHTING AN UPHILL BATTLE WITHGRIEF AND A GROWING NUMBER OFPATIENTS.GRIEF AND A GROWING NUMBER OFPATIENTS.PATIENTS.'I FELT UH THE NEED TO HELP'I FELT UH THE NEED TO HELPMORE.'MORE.'MORE.''ITS MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL FOR'ITS MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL FOR'ITS MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL FORME NOW HERE AT FIRST STEP IN'ITS MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL FORME NOW HERE AT FIRST STEP INTAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO LOSTME NOW HERE AT FIRST STEP INTAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO LOSTME NOW HERE AT FIRST STEP INTAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO LOSTTHEIR WAY.'TAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO LOSTTHEIR WAY.'THEIR WAY.'REFUSING TO GIVE UP HOPE.'BECAUSE OF HER SACRIFICE.'THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY MEDICALEXAMINER SAYS THERE ARE NOW 21EXAMINER SAYS THERE ARE NOW 21CONFIRMED OVERDOSE DEATHS WITHCONFIRMED OVERDOSE DEATHS WITHCONFIRMED OVERDOSE DEATHS WITH87 CASES PENDING SO FAR THISCONFIRMED OVERDOSE DEATHS WITH87 CASES PENDING SO FAR THISYEAR, SAYING IF WE87 CASES PENDING SO FAR THISYEAR, SAYING IF WEYEAR, SAYING IF WECONTINUE AT THE RATE WERECONTINUE AT THE RATE WEREGOING, WE WILL HAVE MORE THANGOING, WE WILL HAVE MORE THANGOING, WE WILL HAVE MORE THAN600 DEATHS THIS YEAR600 DEATHS THIS YEAR600 DEATHS THIS YEARWHICH IS A HIGHER NUMBER THANWHICH IS A HIGHER NUMBER THANWHICH IS A HIGHER NUMBER THANEVER BEFORE.EVER BEFORE.DOCTOR DUNCAN BELIEVES THIS ISDOCTOR DUNCAN BELIEVES THIS ISIN PART DUE TO DRUGS BEING LACEDDOCTOR DUNCAN BELIEVES THIS ISIN PART DUE TO DRUGS BEING LACEDWITHIN PART DUE TO DRUGS BEING LACEDWITHWITHWITHOTHER DRUGS WITHOUT TELLING THEOTHER DRUGS WITHOUT TELLING THEOTHER DRUGS WITHOUT TELLING THEUSERS WHAT EXACTLY IS IN IT.

HEOTHER DRUGS WITHOUT TELLING THEUSERS WHAT EXACTLY IS IN IT.

HEOF COURSE ISUSERS WHAT EXACTLY IS IN IT.

HEOF COURSE ISOF COURSE ISOF COURSE ISHOPING FOR MORE SUPPORT INHOPING FOR MORE SUPPORT IN