BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty; Daniele Venturelli/Getty; Streeter Lecka/Getty The new A&E documentaryFame and Fentanylsheds light on the devastating toll of fentanyl abuse in the United States "Everyone knows someone who has fallen victim to fentanyl," Ice-T, who hosts the two-hour documentary, says in the trailer, shared exclusively with PEOPLE. "These are the stories that everyone needs to hear" Fame and Fentanylpremieres on Aug. 25 An upcoming documentary special hosted byIce-Tis shedding light on the devastating toll fentanyl has taken on modern-day America. In the newly released trailer for A&E'sFame and Fentanyl, shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Ice-T, 67, underscores the pervasiveness of the crisis, stating, "Everyone knows someone who has fallen victim to fentanyl," as viewers see emotional footage from inside hospitals and ambulances. Recalling the tragic deaths of celebrities linked to fentanyl, the rapper and actor lists "Prince,Tom Petty,Mac Miller,Michael K. Williams,Angus CloudandCoolio" as their photos appear on screen, followed by a sobering reminder of the "thousands of everyday Americans" also lost to the drug. The trailer then cuts to grieving parents holding up photos of their children who've died because of fentanyl abuse. A&E Network "It's the deadliest drug epidemic in American history," a voiceover says, as images of a woman mourning beside a loved one's casket and three men spray painting a memorial mural flash across the screen. Ice-T adds, over footage of a man in a hazmat suit handling bags of pills, "These are the stories that everyone needs to hear." The upcoming special — which premieres on Monday, Aug. 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT — offers deeply personal accounts of loss and a stark warning. "I wanted to find out who sold my daughter death," says one father, previously seen in the trailer holding a photo of his late daughter. Ice-T is not the only celebrity taking action to raise awareness about the fentanyl crisis. Last year,Jelly Rollappeared before Congress during a hearing on theFEND Off Fentanyl Act, speaking from firsthand experience about the dangers of synthetic opioids in the U.S. WATCH@JellyRoll615's powerful testimony about his personal experience with the fentanyl crisis:pic.twitter.com/YgAQk3dIKn — Senate Banking and Housing Democrats (@SenateBanking)January 11, 2024 "I've attended more funerals than I care to share with you all [on] this committee," the country singer, 40, said. "I could sit here and cry for days about the caskets I've carried of people I loved dearly, deeply in my soul — good people, not just drug addicts. Uncles, friends, cousins, normal people, some people that just got in a car wreck and started taking a pain pill to manage it. One thing led to the other and how fast it spirals out of control — I don't think people truly, truly understand." A month later, Jelly Roll, who has been open about his own past struggles with addiction,told PEOPLE, "It scares me for my daughter. It scares me for my son. It scares me for this next generation. We've never seen nothing like fentanyl." He added, "I think opening conversations about some of this stuff is the beginning of healing." Fame and Fentanylpremieres Aug. 25 on A&E. Read the original article onPeople
