Pawn Star star Rick Harrison confirms son Adam’s cause of death as an overdose: ‘The fentanyl crisis in this country must be taken more seriously’

Pawn Star star Rick Harrison confirmed the cause of death of his son Adam on Monday.

The reality star, 58, revealed in a statement to The mail that Adam tragically “died of a fentanyl overdose.”

“The fentanyl crisis in this country needs to be taken more seriously,” he added. ‘It seems like it just flows over the borders and nothing is done about it. We have to do better.’

On Friday, the TV personality shared a photo with his late child on Instagram, alongside a heartfelt tribute.

‘You will always be in my heart! Love you Adam,” the father of three captioned his post, which has received more than 114,125 likes.

The comments section was full of condolences from fans, fans and his famous friends, including Donald Trump Jr., who wrote, “I’m so sorry man.”

A representative of the Harrison family confirmed this to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Adam had overdosed and requested “privacy” on behalf of the Harrisons.

DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Rick for comment.

Adam’s nickname was ‘Wax’ and his older brother Corey Harrison, 40, also paid tribute to him with a sweet Instagram post.

He shared a throwback photo with his brother in a bathtub when they were kids.

“Wax wtf I will always love you bubba,” he captioned the post.

Adam is survived by his parents, Harrison and ex-wife Kim, his brother Corey, his half-brother Jake and his three daughters Sarina, Ciana and Marissa.

The son of Pawn Stars star Rick Harrison (pictured second from left) tragically died of an overdose at the age of 39; he is featured in promotional images for the Pawn Stars series

Adam’s nickname was ‘Wax’ and his older brother Corey Harrison, 40, paid tribute to him this weekend with a sweet Instagram post

TMZ reports that Las Vegas police are currently investigating the case.

Rick has three children and Adam was the most private as he did not appear on the reality series nor had a social media presence.

According to the publication, Rick’s second child had initially helped out at the world-famous gold and silver pawn shop featured on the History Channel series, but left to pave his own path.

He was seemingly never seen on the reality series that has run for 22 seasons since 2009.

TMZ reports that there is quite a bit of mystery surrounding Adam as not much is known about him.

They report that some claimed he made a living as a plumber, but their sources indicate he worked in some profession, but it remains unclear exactly what job.

Adam’s older brother Corey, 40, stars in the series, as their mother is Rick’s first wife Kim, to whom he was married from 1982 to 1985.

Adam’s older brother Corey, 40, is a main character in the series, as their mother is Rick’s first wife Kim, to whom he was married from 1982 to 1985; the two will be seen in Las Vegas in July 2019

The two also have a half-brother named Jake, whom Rick shares with second wife Tracy (as they were married from 1986 to 2011). This can also be seen on Pawn Stars

Rick has since married twice more, as he was married to Deanna Burditt from 2013 to 2020 (pictured together in February 2015), before marrying Amanda Palmer a year later in 2021.

Rick is seen in the Pawn Stars promotional images with – seen from left to right – his late father Richard ‘The Old Man’ Harrison, son Corey’s childhood friend Austin ‘Chumlee’ Russell, and Corey

The two also have a half-brother named Jake, who Rick shares with second wife Tracy (as they were married from 1986 to 2011) and also appeared on Pawn Stars.

Rick has since been married two more times, as he was married to Deanna Burditt from 2013 to 2020 before marrying Amanda Palmer a year later in 2021.

The world-famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop is a family-owned business that opened in Las Vegas in 1989.

The 23rd season of Pawn Stars will premiere sometime later this year.