{"id":18340,"date":"2024-11-23T18:21:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T17:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=18340"},"modified":"2025-01-22T01:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:10:15","slug":"fentanyl-steals-families-new-cincinnati-billboard-spreads-awareness-of-opioid-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2024\/11\/fentanyl-steals-families-new-cincinnati-billboard-spreads-awareness-of-opioid-epidemic\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fentanyl steals families&#8217;: New Cincinnati billboard spreads awareness of opioid epidemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-Story-Headline-0\" class=\"index-module_storyTitle__G7To index-module_storyHeadlineContainer__xlBN\">\n<h1 class=\"index-module_storyHeadlineText__X9VP\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">by Chloe Marklay, Katie Amrhein, WKRC<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"js-Story-Byline-undefined\" class=\"index-module_byline__Pmfw index-module_storyBylineContainer__uFq5\">\n<div class=\"index-module_bylineTextContainer__MIqD\">\n<p><span class=\"index-module_storyDatelineText__wPM6\">Wed, October 30th 2024 at 10:20 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"index-module_storyDatelineText__wPM6\"><span class=\"index-module_updatedText__YSrj\">Updated\u00a0<\/span>Fri, November 1st 2024 at 10:44 AM<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"js-Story-Hero-0\" class=\"index-module_heroContainer__raP8 index-module_gallery__gNUi\">\n<div class=\"index-module_hero__fehZ\">\n<div class=\"index-module_mainImageContainers__jjpN\">\n<div class=\"index-module_mainImages__N2qb\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"vod_wrapper_164fa2aa-43b6-4ba1-aaed-5a4b42068fee\" class=\"jwplayer jw-reset jw-state-idle jw-stretch-uniform jw-flag-aspect-mode jw-skin-story jw-breakpoint-3 jw-floating-dismissible jw-keep-thumbnail jw-flag-user-inactive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"application\" aria-label=\"Video Player\" aria-describedby=\"jw-vod_wrapper_164fa2aa-43b6-4ba1-aaed-5a4b42068fee-shortcuts-tooltip-explanation\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"afs_ads ad-placement\">CINCINNATI (WKRC) &#8211; A local mother who lost her son to fentanyl has spearheaded an initiative to bring a powerful billboard to Cincinnati.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"index-module_storyContent__RXTZ\">\n<div id=\"js-Story-Content-0\" class=\"index-module_storyColumn__EZ7G\">\n<div class=\"StoryText-module_storyText__FWhP\">\n<div class=\"sd-embedded-media index-module_storyEmbed__iL2x\">\n<div class=\"index-module_youTubeEmbed__im_4\"><iframe id=\"ytplayer\" title=\"youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/elVmOx4zYGo\" frameborder=\"0\" data-uw-rm-iframe=\"gn\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"interstory_first_ddb_0\"><\/div>\n<p>The billboard is located in the Northgate area. It includes pictures of 20 people who lost their lives to fentanyl, many of whom are local. The billboard reads: &#8220;Synthetic opioids kill over 150 people every day&#8221; and &#8220;fentanyl steals families.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sd-embedded-media index-module_storyEmbed__iL2x\">\n<div class=\"sd-embed-container\">\n<div class=\"sda-ImageEmbed\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2024\/11\/fentanyl-steals-families-new-cincinnati-billboard-spreads-awareness-of-opioid-epidemic\/billboard-cinci\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18342\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18342\" src=\"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/billboard-cinci.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"776\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/billboard-cinci.jpg 776w, https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/billboard-cinci-640x384.jpg 640w, https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/billboard-cinci-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sda-ImageEmbed-caption\">(WKRC)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-reco-reel-0\" class=\"trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget tbl-trecs-container trc_elastic trc_elastic_organic-rec-reel-1n4-a\" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article Reco Reel\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_2641991620\" class=\"trc_rbox organic-rec-reel-1n4-a trc-content-organic\">\n<div id=\"trc_header_2641991620\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div class=\"trc_header_ext\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"trc_rbox_header_span\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"><span class=\"data-uw-rm-autofix-hide\" data-uw-reader-element=\"\" data-uw-rm-ignore=\"\">Empty heading<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"outer_2641991620\" class=\"trc_rbox_outer\">\n<div id=\"rbox-t2m\" class=\"trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div id=\"internal_trc_2641991620\">\n<div class=\"videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-undefined textItem thumbnail_top videoCube_1_child trc-first-recommendation trc-spotlight-first-recommendation trc_excludable\" data-item-id=\"~~V1~~4397327323566304028~~FSOxhVz0mQMogG_y0XPGIg\" data-item-title=\"'Handle the situation': Man allegedly disembowels pizzeria chef over wife's botched order\" data-item-thumb=\"https:\/\/local12.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/1920\/986\/center\/90\/ff5d1555-36c3-4436-9d6a-f2414a598a94-harpermugs.png\" data-item-syndicated=\"false\">\n<div class=\"thumbBlock_holder\">\n<div class=\"videoCube_aspect\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"item-label-href\" title=\"'Handle the situation': Man allegedly disembowels pizzeria chef over wife's botched order\" href=\"https:\/\/local12.com\/news\/nation-world\/pizzeria-pizza-worker-employee-stabbed-disemboweled-order-botched-mistake-messed-up-mod-restaurant-attack-customer-food-stab-disembowel-stabbing-disembowelment-injury-injuries-injured-stomach-slice\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/local12.com\/news\/nation-world\/pizzeria-pizza-worker-employee-stabbed-disemboweled-order-botched-mistake-messed-up-mod-restaurant-attack-customer-food-stab-disembowel-stabbing-disembowelment-injury-injuries-injured-stomach-slice\"><span class=\"video-label-box trc-main-label\"><span class=\"video-label video-title trc_ellipsis\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" data-uw-rm-kbnav=\"role\">&#8216;Handle the situation&#8217;: Man allegedly disembowels pizzeria chef over wife&#8217;s botched order<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"trc_user_exclude_btn\" title=\"Remove this item\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_exclude_overlay trc_fade\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_exclude_undo_btn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trc-widget-footer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_clearer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tamara Bohl lost her son Brian when he was 33 years old. Bohl wrote a book titled &#8220;My Child Died, Now What?&#8221; to help parents like her and to honor those who have lost their lives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are real people, not just a statistic\u2014real people that had lives, dreams, aspirations, families, friends, and kids,&#8221; said Bohl.<\/p>\n<p>Bohl worked alongside Rachel&#8217;s Angels to create the sign and bring it to Cincinnati. The nonprofit is focused on providing drug education, prevention resources, and support to families affected by addiction.<\/p>\n<p>The billboard dedication is set for Wednesday. The event will include speeches from city leaders, the Center for Addiction Treatment, and other parents like Bohl.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sd-embedded-media index-module_storyEmbed__iL2x\">\n<div>Bohl also featured the names of more than 900 people who lost their lives to fentanyl in her poetry book. One of them is Jason Durkin. At 21 years old, Durkin died from the drug in 2018. His mother Jennifer Bishop attended the billboard dedication.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s gut-wrenching to see him up there, but I feel good that I&#8217;m putting him out there because he mattered,&#8221; said Bishop.<\/p>\n<p>The event will also include the distribution of Narcan kits and educational resources on drug prevention and harm reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Bohl also taped additional photos of fentanyl victims around the billboard pole. The billboard will stay up throughout November.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Source: https:\/\/local12.com\/news\/local\/fentanyl-steals-families-new-cincinnati-billboard-spreads-awareness-opioid-epidemic-northgate-joseph-chevrolet-tamara-bohl-book-brian-drug-drugs-addiction-education-rachels-angels<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Chloe Marklay, Katie Amrhein, WKRC Wed, October 30th 2024 at 10:20 AM Updated\u00a0Fri, November 1st 2024 at 10:44 AM CINCINNATI (WKRC) &#8211; A local mother who lost her son to fentanyl has spearheaded an initiative to bring a powerful billboard to Cincinnati. The billboard is located in the Northgate area. 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