‘Sarasota Fights Fentanyl Walk’ to remember, provide lifesaving resources to community

The Brief

  • The second Sarasota Fights Fentanyl Walk will take place on Monday, September 1, and hundreds are expected to participate.
  • More than 1,000 boxes of Narcan and training will be provided to the community.
  • Organizers said that by the time it takes to walk the Ringling Bridge, six people will have lost their lives to fentanyl.

SARASOTA, Fla. Fentanyl is highly addictive and has been a problem in Tampa Bay area communities for years.

Those impacted by the drug are coming together this Monday for the second annual “Sarasota Fights Fentanyl Walk.” It will be a day of remembrance and potentially a lifesaving resource to help those battling addiction.

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