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Tag: Fentanyl Crisis

  • DOITFORJACK Foundation is thrilled

    DOITFORJACK Foundation is thrilled

    Thanks to the outpouring of generosity from our incredible community, the DOITFORJACK Foundation is thrilled to announce that we claimed the #1 spot in the Cincinnati Gives Challenge, raising an extraordinary $94,541! This achievement is a testament to the power of collective action and the deep compassion of our supporters.

    These funds will allow us to grow and enhance our educational initiatives, including developing a comprehensive fentanyl awareness tool kit for educators and parents. Additionally, this support will enable us to expand our mission by:

    • Promoting awareness beyond Cincinnati to reach even more communities.- Expanding and enhancing media presence to reach a wider audience and more age groups.- Collaborating with local nonprofit experts to assist with grant writing and foundation expansion.
    • Continuing to share Jack’s story in schools, businesses, and with the media to inspire meaningful change and save lives.
    • Collaborating with local counties to provide Narcan to local businesses to prevent fatal overdoses.

    “This incredible generosity means we can continue fighting the fentanyl crisis on multiple fronts,” said founder Stephanie Quehl from DOITFORJACK. “From prevention to education, your support is helping us turn our vision for 2025 into reality. Together, we’re creating a safer future where no family has to experience the loss of their Jack.”

    The DOITFORJACK Foundation extends its deepest gratitude to everyone who donated, shared, and supported the campaign. Your belief in our mission fuels our determination to make a difference.

    For more information about the foundation’s initiatives or to stay updated on upcoming programs, visit DOITFORJACK.org. Together, we’re saving lives and building a legacy of hope.

  • Senator Sherrod Brown highlighted his work to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in Senate hearing

    Senator Sherrod Brown highlighted his work to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in Senate hearing

    Today, during a Senate Committee on Finance Hearing titled “Front Lines of the Fentanyl Crisis: Supporting Communities and Combating Addiction through Prevention and Treatment,” U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown highlighted his work to crack down on fentanyl traffickers through his Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, which was signed into law last month.

    The FEND Off Fentanyl Act takes action to expand sanctions to illicit fentanyl traffickers in Mexico and the creators of precursor chemicals in China. Senator Brown worked with law enforcement to craft the legislation, and national and Ohio law enforcement have praised the bills passage.

    Brown also discussed the importance of access to addiction treatment services with witnesses Tony Vezina, Executive Director of 4D Recovery Center; Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone, Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Founding Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy at the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Caleb J. Banta-Green, Director of the University of Washington Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology and Research; and Dr. Abigail J. Herron, Vice President and Chief Behavioral Health Officer at the Institute for Family Health.

    “After fighting for a year Congress passed my bipartisan FEND Off Fentanyl Act, which focuses on targeting and sanctioning the precursor chemical makers in China and the cartels in Mexico that put this stuff together. Cracking down obviously on the supply and at that level going after where the big money is, is really important,” said Brown. “It is an all-of-the-above approach.”

    Brown asked the witnesses about the accessibility of treatment services, including the importance of Medicaid.

    “It’s incredibly important. Just for myself, before the expansion of Medicaid there was a lottery system, and I was trying to get into treatment but didn’t get selected for the lottery. And so I had to wait, and they had to prioritize other populations aside from me. But after Medicaid expansion, I was able to get into treatment immediately,” responded Vezina.

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