Former Fox News host Eric Bolling paid tribute to his teenage son, Eric Chase, six months to the day that he died of an accidental overdose of drugs.
'6 months ago today I lost my college sophomore, my only child, my son, my best friend,' Bolling tweeted on Thursday.
'To parents: “Not my child” syndrome is dangerous and deadly.
'To kids: “One pill can kill”.'
Bolling ended the tweet with the hashtag #opioidcrisis.
Former Fox News host Eric Bolling paid tribute to his teenage son six months to the day that he died of an accidental overdose of drugs
His son, Eric Chase Bolling (seen with his father in this undated photo), died last September at the age of 19
Since his son's tragic death, Eric Bolling has become a public spokesperson who is trying to raise awareness of the dangers of addictive opioids.
Last week, he recorded a public service announcement for the White House on the issue.
Bolling told of how he needed to pick his wife up off the pavement on the side of the highway the moment they learned that their young son died of a drug overdose.
His son, Eric Chase Bolling, died last September at the age of 19.
‘My son was a very, very social high schooler,’ Bolling says in the video.
‘He liked to have fun. He was a normal kid.’
After his freshman year at the University of Colorado, Eric Chase Bolling was getting ready for his sophomore year in Boulder.
In a public service announcement revealed last week, Bolling said he needed to pick his wife up off the pavement on the side of the highway the moment they learned that their young son died of a drug overdose
‘My wife and I are out to dinner having a very normal dinner,’ Bolling says in the video that was released om Thursday.
‘On the way home my wife was driving and my phone rang. It was about 10:30 at night.
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Share‘My cell phone rang and it was a young man who was panicked. He said, “Mr. Bolling, call Kayla (a friend of their son) right now.”
‘I said: “What’s going on?”
‘And he said: “Just call Kayla right now.”
‘She answered her phone.
Bolling said he heard the news about his son as he was returning home from dinner with his wife, Adrienne Bolling (seen left with her husband in December 2016)
‘I said, “Kayla” – and for some reason my mind went right to this as a parent – “Kayla, is he alive?” and she said “No.”
‘At that moment, my wife, who was in the driver’s seat – we had pulled over to the side of the road – literally fell into the road.
‘I had to gather her up and we sat on the curb for about an hour, crying, talking, trying to figure out what just happened.
‘We never saw it coming. We never thought we would get that call. Every parent doesn’t want it. We got it.’
Bolling's former colleague, Fox News host Bret Baier, tweeted in support: 'Very tough to watch - as I have told you, Eric — we are all so sorry for your loss'
Bolling said that he and his wife were left with feelings of guilt.
‘Is it something we did?’ he asked.
‘And then it’s also coupled with [the thought] “What are people going to think? What are our neighbors going to think? What are our friends going to think?”
‘It sounds shallow, but those are some of the things that go through your mind.’
Bolling said that since going public with the news of Eric Chase’s death, he has been ‘overwhelmed’ by the number of people who have also dealt with loss due to addiction.
On September 8, it was reported that Fox News fired Bolling, who until that time was the host of the daily news show 'Fox News Specialists,' after an investigation revealed he had sent explicit photos of his genitals to female colleagues at the network.
The death of Eric Chase Bolling was announced the next day - fueling speculation that he had committed suicide because he was so distraught over his father's downfall.
Bolling's former colleague, Fox News host Bret Baier, tweeted in support: 'Very tough to watch - as I have told you, Eric — we are all so sorry for your loss.'
Last month, Bolling, 54, announced that he teamed up with President Donald Trump - who Bolling said called him following his son's death - to tackle the opioid epidemic
On September 8, it was announced that Fox News fired Bolling, who until that time was the host of the daily news show 'Fox News Specialists,' after an investigation revealed he had sent explicit photos of his genitals to female colleagues at the network
But toxicology reports confirmed that the cause of death was an accidental overdose.
The coroner found that at the time of his death, Eric Chase had taken a mixture of cocaine, marijuana, Xanax, and two opioids - fentanyl and cyclopropyl fentany, according to PEOPLE.
Last month, Bolling, 54, announced that he teamed up with President Donald Trump - who Bolling said called him following his son's death - to tackle the opioid epidemic.
'For the past few months I've been working directly with President Trump and his senior advisers handing the White House's opioid awareness initiatives,' Bolling wrote in an op-ed for CNN last month.
'I pray my voice helps parents realize the importance of getting involved in their kids' social activities.
'You see, opioids are the unbiased killer of our most precious commodity, our children. Opioids kill athletes, straight-A students, white, Hispanic, black, rich, poor, gay, straight, girls and boys alike.'
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