{"id":157040,"date":"2025-03-20T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/rick-harrison-shares-grief-hard-lessons-1-year-after-sons-death\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:20:11","slug":"rick-harrison-shares-grief-hard-lessons-1-year-after-sons-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/rick-harrison-shares-grief-hard-lessons-1-year-after-sons-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Harrison Shares Grief, Hard Lessons 1 Year After Son&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Pawn Stars<\/em>\u2018 Rick Harrison continues to grapple with an unthinkable loss.<\/p>\n<p>In January of 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/01\/adam-harrison-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adam Harrison passed away<\/a> from a drug overdose. He was only 39 years old.<\/p>\n<p>His father is opening up about how losing Adam has altered the course of his life.<\/p>\n<p>Rick continues to grieve.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Rick Harrison on YouTube.\" class=\"wp-image-521749 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u2018Pawn Stars\u2019 personality Rick Harrison opens up on a myriad of life topics in early 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rick-harrison-continues-to-mourn-his-son-adam\">Rick Harrison continues to mourn his son, Adam<\/h2>\n<p>During his appearance on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PHFL2uBrMSM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Depth with Graham Bensinger<\/a><\/em>, Rick Harrison of <em>Pawn Stars<\/em> is speaking about how his mourning continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think about him every day,\u201d he said of his late son. \u201cIn his twenties, he had drug problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harrison reflected: \u201cI mean, God, I put him in rehab so many times and every time he\u2019d be doing great, and then he would just fall back.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rick Harrison: Rebellious childhood to Pawn Stars empire | Full Interview\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHFL2uBrMSM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI mean, you\u2019ve heard the same story from a million people, and it got really, really bad,\u201d Rick Harrison acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd apparently it wasn\u2019t heroin he got,\u201d he shared. \u201cHe ended up getting some Fentanyl. It killed him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adam Harrison passed away on January 19, 2024. And his father\u2019s life has never been the same.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFtOiYQT_OT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-now-rick-harrison-second-guesses-every-choice\">Now, Rick Harrison second-guesses every choice<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe thing is, when you lose a kid, you second guess f\u2013king everything,\u201d Rick Harrison shared. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like, \u2018Could I have done this? Could I have done this?&#8217;\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s like it goes through your brain constantly,\u201d Harrison described. \u201cThere\u2019s not a day I don\u2019t [think] about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Rick Harrison gestures on YouTube.\" class=\"wp-image-521750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped.png 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Rick Harrison gestures on YouTube.\" class=\"wp-image-521750 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped.png 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0320_rickharrison_02-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Speaking on \u2018In Depth With Graham Bensinger,\u2019 Rick Harrison speaks on emotional highs and lows in his life.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I think I did everything right,\u201d the<em> Pawn Stars <\/em>personality assessed. \u201cYou just sit in your head, \u2018What if I did this? What if I did this?\u2019 You know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He posed: \u201cWhat if I just grabbed him, f\u2013king locked him in the back of my truck, drove him to Oregon and put him over to where he couldn\u2019t get [drugs]?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(Just for the record, kidnapping and false imprisonment are both very serious crimes, not solutions to substance abuse. Attempts like the one that he describes can even make some addictions worse)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pawn Stars&#039; Rick Harrison Breaks Silence After Son Adam Dies at 39\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AMKeiXdWZR8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-there-s-no-instruction-book\">\u2018There\u2019s no instruction book\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI mean, you have a hundred things go through your mind,\u201d Rick Harrison continued. \u201cThere is nothing worse than losing a kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He cited one example, a time when Adam \u201cbroke in\u201d to his house. <\/p>\n<p>At the time, Harrison hoped that a two-month stent in jail would \u201cclean him out.\u201d But jail is not rehab, and even rehab does not always work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard,\u201d Harrison expressed. \u201cThere\u2019s no instruction book with kids. They\u2019re all different models.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Rick and his family as they continue to grieve.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/rick-harrison-mourns-son-1-year-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Pawn Stars\u2018 Rick Harrison continues to grapple with an unthinkable loss. In January of 2024, Adam Harrison passed away from a drug overdose. He was only 39 years old. His father is opening up about how losing Adam has altered the course of his life. Rick continues to grieve. \u2018Pawn Stars\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":157043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-157040","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}