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Substance use disorder stigma impacts individuals, families

Lori Ashenfelder, whose son died last year from fentanyl, said substance use and its impact on a family are very difficult to talk about.

“You tend to stay isolated, a lot more than you normally would,” she said. “For me, it was a lot about staying in the shadows, staying in the background, don’t talk about it.”

Last Thursday, the CARE Coalition of Transylvania County hosted“Transylvania CARES: Stories of Addiction and Hope” at the library to share the many unexpected ways substance use disorder stigma impacts the lives of individuals and their families.

Read the full article on the Transylvania Times web site.

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The Chad Prather Show – Fentanyl PSA

North Carolina, where a babysitter just got sentenced to a minimum of four year years in prison for the fentanyl death of a toddler.

Haley Godshall is the now-former defendant in question. Haley was babysitting a friend’s baby for the day, but was also hanging out with one of her friends … a girl with the unfortunate name of Daisy Bare. But here’s the thing: Fentanyl, as we know, doesn’t take a whole lot to kill a person. A few grains of it can be lethal under the right circumstances, and that’s for an adult! I think the pretty obvious first place to land on this is: Don’t do drugs around children, and especially don’t do dangerous drugs that can kill you around them.

Hidden Epidemic: US fentanyl crisis worsens – ABC Nightline

Law enforcement, students and parents present dire warnings as the nation continues to see a rise in fentanyl overdose deaths. Aired on ABC Nightline on September 29, 2022.

LVOF – No Other Side video

Moms share heartbreak of losing sons to fentanyl

On October 6, 2022 April Babcock of Lost Voices of Fentanyl and Tanya Niederman were interviewed on FoxNews in a segment titled: Moms Share Heartreak of Losing Sons to Fentanyl.

Illicit Fentanyl PSA

PSA from Matthew’s Voice created by Basis Creative Films to educate the public about illicit fentanyl.

Deceived to Death: The Fentanyl Crisis in America

On the September 28, 2022 episode of the Dr Phil, the topic was the Fentanyl Crisis in America.

Carolina Journal’s Donna King discusses N.C. parents raising concerns about fentanyl

Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses N.C. parents’ participation in a Washington, D.C, rally about the dangers of fentanyl. King offered these comments during the Sept. 23, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”

Sen. Chuck Schumer wants $290M to help fight deadly ‘rainbow fentanyl’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday he wants almost $300 million in federal funding to fight “rainbow fentanyl” — highly-addictive pills that look like candy and could have a devastating effect on young people.

The $290 million in funds would be used to sustain 61 Overdose Response Strategy teams that would help try to curb fentanyl, including the new “rainbow” kind, the New York Democrat said at a press conference.

“This is fentanyl, this is a Sweetart — you tell me the difference,” Schumer said while holding up pictures of both the deadly pills and the tangy sweets. “Halloween is coming up… this is really worrisome and really dangerous.”

Read the full article on the NY Post web site.

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