Carroll County is facing a fentanyl crisis. Dozens of residents are dying each year from fentanyl-related overdose deaths.

It’s become a crisis. It’s time to act.

Hosted by the Carroll County Fentanyl Awareness Coalition and participating sponsors, the 2024 Fentanyl Awareness Summit will feature:

• Commentary and insight from local law enforcement leaders
• Description of fentanyl and where it’s found
• Testimony from those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl overdose
• Stories of survival and recovery

Join us for this day powerful day of education and hope. Lunch is provided.

Please plan to arrive by 8:40 a.m. to ensure time to sign in and receive your T-shirt before the program begins.

What is fentanyl?

A powerful synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroine, fentanyl was initially developed to relieve pain in cancer patients or following surgery. Because of its strength, fentanyl is extremely addictive. Because the drug can easily be mixed with other street drugs to increase their potency, it’s being found as the cause of more overdose deaths. Fentanyl can slow breathing — and stop it altogether. The spread of the drug is seen nationally as a public health crisis.