Lawsuit claims medication error killed patient at Gilbert facility

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Kyle Slade

The Brief

GILBERT, Ariz. - The family of a Valley man who died while being treated for depression at a Gilbert mental health facility has filed a lawsuit alleging he was given the wrong medication.

Kyle Slade, 40, a volunteer football coach at Campo Verde High School, admitted himself to Copper Springs East on Sept. 25 for depression. He died several days later.

His wife, Morgan Slade, who is now raising their four children alone, is processing the tragic loss.

What they're saying:

"We missed Kyle a lot," Morgan said.

The lawsuit claims a nurse mistakenly administered an overdose, giving him 90 milligrams of methadone.

"The nurse unfortunately dosed him with 90 milligrams of methadone, and he's completely opiate naive, and it took his life," Morga