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VAStop • Stop Opiate Abuse Campaign

1 month ago

VAStop • Stop Opiate Abuse Campaign
Fentanyl poisoning is now the leading cause of death for adults aged 18-45 in the United States, surpassing suicide, gun violence and car accidents. Fentanyl-related deaths occur approximately every nine minutes. August 21st is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. This day is established in remembrance of those lost to illicit fentanyl poisoning and to acknowledge the devastation this drug has brought to hundreds of thousands of affected family members and friends. If you think fentanyl can't affect your family, think again. No one is immune. Unsuspecting people die every day from fentanyl poisoning. There are no socioeconomic boundaries from the attack of illicit fentanyl. The news is filled with stories of youth dying in schools after taking a counterfeit manufactured with fentanyl. Parents are leaving behind children. The death rate of senior fentanyl poisoning is even rising. Many affected families didn't even know what fentanyl was when it devastated their family. Learn about the Fentanyl facts to protect yourself and your family. ... See MoreSee Less

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