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A billboard from Project Opioid’s Everyone Campaign. Photo courtesy of Andrae Bailey.
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Project Opioid’s Andrae Bailey stresses awareness and access to Narcan in combating overdoses


• Drug overdoses from Opioids surged in the wake of the pandemic, and Project Opioid’s Andrae Bailey wants more people to pay attention.  This week Bailey’s organization launched a campaign that puts PSAs on billboards throughout Central Florida, directing people to resources where they can get help.  Bailey says if people are addicted to opioids but are not able to get a prescription, “they’re going to move to the streets, they’re going to buy dangerous, dangerous versions of those opioids that will at some point, cause them to overdose and kill them.” The billboards highlight the dangers of Fentanyl and include links to  online resources. “We want to show them that there’s options available available medications they can take …
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