Fentanyl Victims Network of North Carolina
Stronger Together! Grassroots campaign against illicit fentanyl in NC IRS recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity EIN: 88-3921380
Fentvic Meetup #10 Johnston County & Adjacent NC Counties (open to the public)
| Date | Saturday, March 9, 2024, 2:00-4:00 pm |
| Location | Smith-Collins Park, 909 E Lee St Smithfield, NC 27577 |
GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) โ There are a lot of families hurting in North Carolina.
The state has seen 16,000 killed from fentanyl this year through July alone, according to the Fentanyl Victims Network of North Carolina.
Thatโs 16,000 families missing a loved one because of a growing nationwide fentanyl epidemic. Tracy Sauderson-Ross wishes she would have been home back on Sept. 26, 2022, when her 16-year-old daughter, Abi, was dealing with leg pain and Abiโs boyfriend tried to help.
โHe decided to call a buddy of his to get a Percocet,โ described Saunderson-Ross. โShe took half of the Percocet, it was a bar, and it was 36 nanograms of fentanyl, and she passed away in the middle of the night.โย
Marshall Abbott was out with friends on June 30, 2022, the day before his 30th birthday. A friend he was with bought something. The family still doesnโt know what it was, but they know a loving father didnโt wake up.
โMarshall had 72 nanograms of fentanyl in his system,โ said Elizabeth Abernathy. โHe didnโt stand a chance. He was gone before he even crawled into the bed.โย
Continue reading “Families hope new NC law could bring justice for fentanyl deaths”The fentanyl crisis has taken the lives of more than 13,000 North Carolinians in recent years and itโs currently killing eight North Carolinians a day. The rise in overdose deaths is driven by illegally manufactured fentanyl.
The group Fentanyl Victims Network of North Carolina recently joined NC Newsline for an extended conversation, in which founder Barb Walsh shared her familyโs story, described the organization she leads, and shared some of the policy changes the group is seeking from state leaders.
Editorโs note: This is a rebroadcast of an interview NC Newsline originally aired August 20, 2023.
Listen to the interview and read the original article on the NCNewsline website.