FENTANYL KILLS: Gabrielle Smith Thomas's Story - episode 101

A mother, Shannon Thomas, shares her story of losing her 27-year-old daughter to illegally manufactured fentanyl. Illicit fentanyl is a dangerous, life-threatening drug frequently found in other illicit drugs and results in the death of 200 people per day in the US. This is just one of those stories and delivers an urgent warning to avoid all illicit drugs.

Learn more about Lost Voices of Fentanyl at www.lvof.org

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Naloxone, the active ingredient in 4mg Narcan and higher dose 8mg Kloxxado, along with many generic versions, can reverse an opioid overdose if administered quickly enough. Some areas have Naloxone available for free. Google it.

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Learn more about the dangers of illicit fentanyl at:

DEA - https://www.dea.gov/fentanylawareness
CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/fent...
Fentanyl Fathers - https://fentanylfathers.org/
A Change for Cam - https://achangeforcam.org/