Camden County has officially launched their “Fentanyl Is Fatal” awareness campaign. As overdoses become more common in teens ages 14-18, many schools are adding an Overdose Emergency Kit that has a drug called Naloxone, a nasal spray that helps fight fentanyl overdoses.
Fentanyl is being added to many other drugs because of its strength and it’s estimated that most users have no clue that their drug of choice includes fentanyl. This and other factors have forced the county to address the crisis in a more aggressive manner.
Here is the official statement by the Camden County Board of Commissioners…..
To Our Community,
In the last two years of the pandemic, opioid overdose and death rates have soared nationally. In 2021, there were a total of 335 overdose deaths, and another 177 this year alone through June. Nearly two-thirds of more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths in the country have been tied to illicitly manufactured Fentanyl. Fentanyl is an extremely potent drug, commonly mixed with heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and pills like prescription opioids, among others.
On behalf of the Camden County Board of Commissioners, the Camden County Addiction Awareness Task Force, Camden County Office of the Prosecutor, and local Law Enforcement partners, we are asking for your help in combating this silent killer by sharing our prevention campaign’s message with family, friends, co-workers and your organizations.
Camden County’s Fentanyl Awareness Campaign was created to lower the rates of overdoses and deaths caused by the Fentanyl epidemic in our communities through education and awareness. The campaign, “Fentanyl is Fatal,” is built to educate young, current, and potential recreational users on the dangers of Fentanyl-laced street drugs, including those posed as pharmaceuticals. Advertisements are being placed in a variety of media including outdoor billboards, digital and social media, print publications, and more.
Campaign materials have been sent out to local municipalities, schools, and other organizations who can extend the reach of the campaign’s message even further. A 30-second PSA was created to start airing on airwaves and social platforms to have an even greater impact. Below you will find the commercial and the Fentanyl is Fatal campaign materials for distribution along with social media messages you can use on your networks to help spread the message.
If you know of an organization or business that could spread this important message and you would like a toolkit sent to you, Click Here
Your participation is essential in promoting the real dangers affecting our community.
Sincerely,
Camden County Board of Commissioners
If you are someone you know needs support and treatment for opiods, there is medicated assistance and evidenced-based treatment in all publicly and privately funded rehabilitation center in South Jersey.
If you are seeking treatment assistance or access to information and/or services, please contact the Office of Mental Health & Addiction between 9 AM – 4:30 PM Monday – Friday.
Office of Mental Health & Addiction
Phone: (856) 374-6361
