Emily Jackson died at 18 after drinking , then taking a prescription pain medication . Steve Rummler battled depression for years before becoming addicted to heroin . After kicking the addiction , Rummler relapsed and died in 2011 . Emily Jackson was on the road to recovery after a 2002 diagnosis of thyroid cancer and undergoing three surgeries to fight it . They say a better dialogue among doctors , patients and pharmacies is needed .
Emily Jackson died at 18 after drinking , then taking a prescription pain medication . Steve Rummler battled depression for years before becoming addicted to heroin . After kicking the addiction , Rummler relapsed and died in 2011 . They say a better dialogue among doctors , patients and pharmacies is needed .