Grieving Dad Writes Brutally Honest Obituary After Daughter’s Heroin Overdose In A Bid To Save Lives

#1 24-year-old Molly Parks struggled for years with heroin addiction, but recently lost her battle and died.

Molly Parks, 24, was said to have been found in the bathroom of the pizza restaurant she worked in with a needle still in her arm.

#2 The father of a young woman who died of a heroin overdose has written a heart-breakingly honest obituary highlighting his daughter's terrible addiction. Molly Parks, 24, was said to have been found in the bathroom of the pizza restaurant she worked in with a needle still in her arm and had struggled with drug problems for several years.

Molly Parks, 24, the daughter of Tom Parks, was found in the restroom at her workplace, dead, with a needle still stuck in her arm. The young woman had died of a heroin overdose, and her heartbroken father wrote a brutally honest obituary in honor of his child, hoping to help others who may be currently fighting battles similar to those of Molly.

Although his daughter had battled drug addiction for years, Parks said that Molly had recently exhibited signs that she was turning her life around. After three rounds of rehabilitation last year, the young woman had gotten a job delivering pizzas. She was working more than 50 hours a week, Parks says, and certainly appeared to be getting her life in order.

#2 Parks wrote that his daughter was full of life, but she had made “bad decisions” and “nearly died from a heroin overdose once before.”

Days later, her dad, Tom Parks, penned a brutally frank obituary for his daughter, hoping that it would help other families who are dealing with a loved ones' addiction.

#4 Happier Times: Tom Parks with his deceased daughter Molly as a baby

The obituary was published online, and quickly went viral for its candidness. Parks wrote that Molly attended college for one year, "until her addiction took over." "She enjoyed theater, fashion, reading especially Harry Potter, and will always be remembered for fearless personality and her trademark red lipstick," he wrote.

#5 Mourning Words: Read the sad obituary in full here, that doesn't shy away from a difficult subject

She has also tried rehab on three different occasions and despite her troubles, she was still a "fearless" character whose hobbies included theatre,fashion and reading.

The weekend before her death she had gone to stay with her mother in Maine, and "seemed to be doing well".

Tom said that the reason he wanted to write such a candid obituary was because a lot of families are too embarrassed to admit openly a loved one has died from something as unsavory as drugs and hoped it would act as a warning "to stay on top" of their loved ones.

#6 Grieving Father: Mr Parks hopes the obit will warn other families of drug users

He was even more candid about his daughter's passing in a recent Facebook post.

#7 Grieving Father: Mr Parks posted a viral message to his daughters and his own FB wall.

Parks hopes that maybe, just maybe, his honesty can shed light on the epidemic and save someone else's life:

"If it helps one person to see that somebody else died of the same thing then the answer it'll take care of things," he said.

#8 Her sister Kasey also took to Facebook to share her honest thoughts about Molly's passing.

She posted: "Young people need to realize that they aren't invincible.

"Please ask yourself this: is this really worth putting my family and friends through this tragedy if I were to pass away, just so that way I can get that one last high.

"Every drug abuser/user would probably say yes the gamble is worth it. The families would say it's not."

#9 She posted on Facebook that young people like Molly need to realize “they aren’t invincible.”

She went on: "All my family and I want to do is save a restless soul by spreading awareness of this raging epidemic that needs to be a controlled somehow in someway.

"RIP my memories of you will never die, neither will my love for you."

#10 Molly’s father said that people are hesitant about admitting when a loved one’s death has been caused by drugs, but that needs to change.

"Don't give up on your loved ones." Parks said. "As long as you are still breathing you can help them, and it hurts, but don't give up."

#11 Molly Parks was troubled but always maintained a child like behavior until drugs entered her young life.

Parks told the media that people usually don't say that their loved one died of a drug overdose because they are embarrassed, but he wants to change that.

#12 Losing an entire generation to drugs.

"I wanted people to know that people are dying of addiction and overdoses," he said. He added, "People have to know, we are losing a whole generation."

Parks never gave up, and said his family is glad their story is being shared.

Stories like these are raising awareness, bringing a problem into the light and helping families help their loved ones.