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App State to offer free naloxone, fentanyl test kits
Wellness and Prevention services at App State have begun offering free fentanyl test strip kits and naloxone to students who anonymously request the service through their website or request them in office, according to Anna Oakes, News and Media Relations Director at the university.
Washington DC Lost Voices of Fentanyl Rally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: April Babcock
Email: aprilbb33@icloud.com
More than 71,000 lives were lost in 2021 to fentanyl poisoning alone.
America, especially its youth, is being threatened from within, a threat that should not be underestimated.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin. Just 2 milligrams of illicit fentanyl can be fatal.
According to statistics released by The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in March 2022, fentanyl poisoning is now the leading cause of death for adults ages 18-45. Per the Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator, Anne Milgram, “Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered. We must take every opportunity to spread the word.”
Lost Voices of Fentanyl (LVOF), is a non-profit group founded by bereaved mother, April Babcock, and comprised of more than 18,000 family members who are devoted to illicit fentanyl awareness, prevention, and education.
LVOF’s Second Annual National Rally to STOP Illicit Fentanyl Poisonings will be held on Sept 17, 2022, in front of the White House from 12 p.m.-3 p.m. A March of Unity will start at 11:40 am at The National Mall 12th street and end at The White House.
An exhibit of our victim banners will be on display at the National Mall on the 12th Street gravel area from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Visit Lvof.org for more information
You can be part of the solution.
Media coverage of this important event is imperative to bring awareness and save lives. We ask that you provide coverage of this important rally.
Fentanyl is now a felony in North Carolina
This article was originally posted on the Southern Scoop on September 17, 2021. It is being reposted as a resource to the Fentanyl Victims Network of North Carolina.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 321 into law Thursday afternoon, which has several changes to the state’s Controlled Substances Act, most notably now classifying and possession amount of Fentanyl as a felony. North Carolina Senator Kevin Corbin served as a co-sponsor of the legislation and said this is a needed step for the state.
Nurse creates fentanyl task force following daughter’s tragic death
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A local mom is facing an unimaginable loss head on, in hopes of saving others.
“One pill can kill” Nurse creates fentanyl task force following daughter’s tragic death
August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, when families come together to remember and honor those who have died from addiction.
It’s a day to remember people like 26-year-old Alexandra.
ABC11 Coverage of Overdose Awareness Day at the State Capitol
CBS17 Coverage of Overdose Awareness Day at the State Capitol
Talk to your Family about Fentanyl
The Partnership for Safe Medicines has posted a comprehensive article to help you talk to your family about fentanyl.
Forgotten Victims of the NC Capitol Area
For Fentanyl Victim Families & Allies
Wake, Durham, Chatham, Lee, Harnett, Johnston Counties
Forming Now!
Contact Barb Walsh
Death-by-distribution law yields seven prosecutions in region to date
Roy Gronberg of the Henderson Dispatch covered the Rise Up Rally and published this article. The orginal appears on the Henderson Dispatch web site however requires a subscription for access. It can also be read on Yahoo.
Since it went into effect late in 2019, authorities in the Tri-County region have lodged death-by-distribution charges seven times against people they believe sold drugs to people who later died of an overdose.