Grieving parents lobby for research into opioids' fatal effects on breathing

SALT LAKE CITY — Parents crushed by their 21-year-old son's untimely death following a tonsillectomy, as well as the doctor who says the painkiller he prescribed to the young man likely killed him, asked lawmakers Tuesday to support a measure formally calling for research into opioids' respiratory side effects.
Yvonne Gardner said the group made the trip from Vernal because they want to spare other families from the searing pain caused by the abrupt loss of her son, Parker Stewart.
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