NEW YORK—They flocked to the city by the hundreds, families and friends from across the country with one thing in common: the fentanyl crisis.
Bagpipes played in Times Square in salute to lost loved ones during the fourth annual National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day held in New York City on Aug. 21.
Andrea Thomas, founder of Project Facing Fentanyl, which organized the event, told a crowd of parents, media, and law enforcement that while the crisis has killed hundreds of thousands of victims, there’s now hope with the drop in fentanyl deaths nationwide.
“This is not just an event—it is a united front. When families, law enforcement, and national leaders stand together in Times Square, the whole country will see that we are not alone in this fight; together, we can end this crisis,” she said in a statement….