This boy died after taking drugs he got on Snapchat. Now his parents are suing | CBC Radio

As It HappensSam Chapman is one of dozens of grieving U.S. parents suing Snapchat’s parent company after their children died from drugs they purchased on the platform.Dozens of U.S. parents whose children died after taking drugs file lawsuits against Snapchat’s parent companySheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Oct 19, 2023 6:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours agoSammy Chapman, seen here in an undated photograph, died after he took a fentanyl-laced pill he bought from a stranger on Snapchat. Now his parents are suing the social media platform’s parent company. (Submitted by Sam Chapman)As It Happens6:19His son died after taking drugs he bought on Snapchat. Now he’s suingSam Chapman says he learned the hard way how easy it is for kids to access deadly drugs on Snapchat. “We had no idea that, you know, a drug dealer could reach out to our son and offer him this colourful drug menu,” told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. “And he delivered a lethal dose of fentanyl to our home, like a pizza.”The last time Chapman saw his 16-year-old son Sammy alive was Super Bowl Sunday in February 2021, when pandemic restrictions were in effect. “The one benefit, we thought, of this horrible lockdown
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