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but for david feherty, the pain is raw. it's a battle he fought and won himself. room. but they could not stare down the enemy that lurked in the shadows. that enemy, his family says, drug addiction. through our heartbreak, we share shey's story, in the hopes it will touch another person who is battling with addiction. shey's father, david feherty, tweeting, my first born son is good eveni gone from me, dying of an overdose on his 21st birthday. a plano, texas, police report, says shey's mother called 911 to her home on saturday morning. she was going cpr on her son by the time police arrived. david feherty's spirited personality has been a feature of golf coverage for two decades. but he has fought his own battle with depression and addiction, as he told bryant gumbel next year on hbo's "real sports." >> and bad elbows when i played. got into painkillers. >> percocet, vicodin? >> vicodin, mostly. percocet if i got lucky. i needed more and more to that place i wanted to be. >> reporter: this week, a federal health study reveals one-third of american adults used pr

. >> david feherty is a smart and funny guy.tion. now, speaking out about a family tragedy, hoping to help others. keir simmons has more on that. >> reporter: there's a message about reaching out to each other here. it's every parents' first nightmare, your child killed by an overdose. but for david feherty, the pain is raw. it's a battle he fought and won himself. his beautiful blue jays could captivate a room. but they could not stare down the enemy that lurked in the shadows. that enemy, his family says, drug addiction. through our heartbreak, we share shey's story, in the hopes it will touch another person who is battling with addiction. shey's father, david feherty, tweeting, my first born son is good eveni gone from me, dying of an overdose on his 21st birthday. a plano, texas, police report, says shey's mother called 911 to her home on saturday morning. she was going cpr on her son by the time police arrived. david feherty's spirited personality has been a feature of golf coverage for two decades. but he has fought his ow