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 his son Adam’s cause of death on Monday.

The reality star, 58, revealed in a statement to The Post that Adam tragically ‘died from a fentanyl overdose.’

‘The fentanyl crisis in this country must be taken more seriously,’ he added. ‘It seems it is just flowing over the borders and nothing is being done about it. We must do better.’

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

Pawn Star star Rick Harrison confirmed his son Adam’s cause of 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 comment section was full of condolences from fans, fans and his celebrity pals including Donald Trump Jr., who wrote: ‘I’m so sorry man.’

A rep for the Harrison family confirmed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Adam had overdosed and requested ‘privacy’ on behalf of the Harrisons.

DailyMail.com has reached out to 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 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 aged 39; he is seen in promotional imagery for the Pawn Stars series

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

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 has not appeared on the reality series nor did he have a social media presence.

According to the publication the second child of Rick had initially helped out at the  World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop shown on the History Channel series but had stepped away to pave his own path.

He was seemingly never featured on the reality series which has gone on for 22 seasons since 2009.

TMZ reports that there is quite a bit of mystery involving Adam as there isn’t much known about him.

They report that some claimed he made a living as a plumber but their sources indicate that he worked some kind of trade but it remains unclear what job specifically.

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

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

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

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

Rick is seen in Pawn Stars promotional imagery with – seen 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 has also been featured on Pawn Stars.

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

The  World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop is a family owned business which opened in Las Vegas back in 1989.

The 23rd season of Pawn Stars is set to premiere sometime later this year.