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Families rise up against fentanyl in Raleigh

Aug. 22—RALEIGH — Each year, the number of fentanyl deaths in North Carolina — from 442 in 2016 to 3,163 in 2021, according to the N.C. Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

Some citizens have begun to rise up against fentanyl. Organizations from across the state gathered in Raleigh to commemorate the first annual National Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Day on Sunday, Aug. 21, in an event called the “Rise Up Rally,” said organizer Patricia Drewes.

Tyler Davis 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.

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Rise Up Rally at the Capitol: Forgotten Victims of North Carolina

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FENTANYL IS A SERIAL KILLER:  NATIONAL FENTANYL AWARENESS AND PREVENTION DAY

Date & Time: Sunday, August 21, 2022, 2-4pm, Rain or Shine
Where: NC State Capitol Building Grounds, South Side, Morgan Street facing Fayetteville Street
Parking: Free street parking and paid parking in municipal lots
Rules: No signs on sticks/poles, no drones, no firearms/weapons, no climbing trees/walls/statues
Attendees:  Fentanyl Victim’s Families, Media, Elected Officials, Law Enforcement, Recovery Providers, Educators, Advocates, and the Public
Organized by: Patricia Drewes, Co-Founder,
Forgotten Victims of Vance, Granville, Franklin, and Warren Counties, NC
Author:  Death of America’s Future:  China’s Fentanyl
How to order book:  https://heavenssake.square.site/
Phone: 252-204-9611                     Email:    forgottenvictimsVGFWnc@yahoo.com
FB page:  Forgotten Victims of Vance, Granville, Franklin, and Warren Counties

“Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever faced,” states Anne Milgram, Administrator, US Drug Enforcement Agency.  “Fentanyl is everywhere.  No community is safe from this poison.”

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