Pawn Star star Rick Harrison confirmed the cause of his son Adam's death on Monday.
The 58-year-old reality star revealed in a statement to The Post 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's just flowing over the borders and nothing is being done about it. 'We need to do better.'
On Friday, the TV personality shared a photo with his late child on Instagram, along with a heartfelt tribute.
Pawn Star star Rick Harrison confirmed the cause of his son Adam's death on Monday
'You will always be in my heart! “I love you, Adam,” the father of three captioned his post, which has received over 114,125 likes.
The comments section was filled with condolences from fans, fans and his celebrity friends, including Donald Trump Jr., who wrote, “I'm so sorry man.”
A representative for the Harrison family confirmed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Adam had overdosed and requested “privacy” on behalf of the Harrisons.
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 children.
“Wax wtf I will always love you Bubba,” he captioned the post.
Adam is survived by his parents Harrison and his ex-wife Kim, his brother Corey, his half-brother Jake and his three daughters Sarina, Ciana and Marissa.
Pawn Stars star Rick Harrison's son (pictured second from left) tragically died of an overdose at the age of 39; He can be seen in promotional images for the Pawn Stars series
TMZ reports that the Las Vegas Metro Police Department is currently investigating the case.
Rick has three children and Adam was the most private as he did not appear on the reality series or have a social media presence.
According to the release, Rick's second child initially helped out at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, featured on the History Channel series, but then retired to forge his own path.
Apparently he was never featured on the reality series, which ran for 22 seasons starting in 2009.
TMZ reports that there is quite a mystery surrounding Adam as not much is known about him.
They report that some claimed that he made his living as a plumber, but their sources suggest that he was engaged in some kind of trade, although it remains unclear exactly what that profession was.
Adam's older brother Corey, 40, is one of the series' main characters, 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 one of the series' main characters, as their mother is Rick's first wife, Kim, to whom he was married from 1982 to 1985; The two were seen in Las Vegas in July 2019
The two also have a half-brother named Jake, who Rick shares with his second wife Tracy (as they were married from 1986 to 2011) and who also appeared on Pawn Stars
Rick has been married twice more since then, as he was married to Deanna Burditt (pictured together in February 2015) from 2013 to 2020, before marrying Amanda Palmer a year later in 2021
Rick is seen in Pawn Stars promotional images with, 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 his second wife Tracy (as they were married from 1986 to 2011) and who also appeared on Pawn Stars.
Rick has been married twice more since then, 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.
Pawn Stars Season 23 is scheduled to premiere sometime this year.