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High-school student urges Georgia to designate a Fentanyl Awareness Day; committee approves resolution
Summary
A senior from George Washington Carver STEM High School told the Special Rules Committee that a single awareness day during Red Ribbon Week could help combat rising opioid and fentanyl deaths; the committee approved the resolution to move forward by voice vote.
A student presenter told Georgia’s Special Rules Committee that she wants the state to designate one day during Red Ribbon Week as Fentanyl Awareness Day to draw attention to the rise in opioid and fentanyl deaths.
"This crisis is so huge that to fight, it will take a change in culture and mindset of people," said Kayla Green, a senior at George Washington Carver STEM High School in Columbus, who described research and school outreach…
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