Ending Overdose: What you need to know about fentanyl & how you can help save lives

Aug. 31 is Overdose Awareness Day, and News4JAX is teaming up with local organizations hoping to save lives. The main culprit behind the surge in overdose cases, locally, is fentanyl.

Throughout the day on Channel 4 and News4JAX.com you’ll find real stories, see real numbers and get real answers.

Wednesday from 5-7 p.m., we hosted a phone bank where drug treatment professionals and addiction specialists answered your questions directly. If you didn’t get a chance to call in or you do need help, you can call Lakeview Health at 904-906-3195 or Beaches Recovery at 904-624-6901.

You can also reach the National Drug Helpline addiction hotline at 844-289-0879.

Here’s a collection of our “Ending Overdose” coverage. We’ll update this list as we publish more content throughout the day. Please share these stories and help spread the word about the dangers of fentanyl and how we can all make a difference with free training.

Ending Overdose

• Overdose Awareness Day: ‘4 to 6 minutes is all we have to get there’
• With opioid overdoses skyrocketing, you can save lives with free OD-reversing drug
• ‘Better odds playing Russian Roulette’: Project Opioid JAX offers staggering data about overdoses in Jacksonville
• VIDEO: How to safely dispose of prescription drugs at home
• Ending Overdose: The faces you need to remember
• VIDEO: New social media campaign to prevent overdoses
• Buyer Beware: The dangers of getting prescriptions online
• VIDEO: Mother shares son’s struggle with addiction on Overdose Awareness Day
• POLL QUESTION: Have you had a family member or someone close to you overdose?
• Grieving family warns of fake pills after losing 28-year-old to fentanyl overdose
• Story of survival: After opioid overdose, Clay County pastor using his near-death experience to bring others hope
• DEA issues warning over ‘rainbow fentanyl’ targeting young Americans

We know this is a far-reaching issue that has touched many of our viewers personally. If you would like to share your story with us, you can leave a comment using the form below.