23-04-2025
Wiregrass groups set to host National Fentanyl Awareness Day event
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Next Tuesday, April 29, Dothan organizations will come together to spread awareness about the deadly illegal drug, fentanyl.
A drug that has claimed the lives of hundreds of people across the Wiregrass.
P.E.I.R. has an 'Angels of Hope' wall in their office that pays tribute to those victims.
'It's hard some days for some of us because we bust our tails to sit here and watch them die,' Overdose to Action Grant Outreach for P.E.I.R. Dothan, Jonathan Riley said. 'That hurts us.'
They will hold a National Fentanyl Awareness Day event at Justice Park in Dothan from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
At the event, people will be able to get help from organizations, hear stories from people who are recovering, and hear about the impact fentanyl is leaving daily in the Wiregrass.
'There are resources here in this community and there is hope,' Executive Director of Transform Central-Dothan, Jason Johnson said. 'We also want everyone to know that addicts do recover, and this event is bringing awareness to those groups that help people recover.'
At the event next week, organizations will distribute Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and offer hygiene for people in need of those resources.
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