2020 is on Pace to Surpass the Previous 2017 Record Numbers of Overdose Deaths.

This Wednesday will be the third anniversary of our son Brendan's death due to "an adverse reaction to fentanyl," as it said on his death certificate. What is also heart-breaking is that as a society, we have not overcome our overdose crisis, as we are on pace to surpass the previous 2017 record numbers of deaths this year. Ruthless drug dealers have expanded their markets by lacing everything from cocaine to painkillers to anti-anxiety pills with fentanyl, now killing as many black drug users as whites. We must target our educational and treatment outreach to all demographic groups and neighborhoods and everyone should be trained to carry and use naloxone in an emergency when they could save a life.

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