Orange County Parents Pay It Forward After Social Media Star’s Fentanyl Death

Cooper Noriega. Courtesy of the Noriega Family

For TikTok star and model Cooper Noriega, carrying Narcan on the streets of Los Angeles seemed like a great idea given the amount of fentanyl overdoses occurring in the city.

But on June 9, 2022, the 19-year-old would breathe his last breath. His body was found in a parking lot in Burbank, California—with unused Narcan in his pocket.