SPOKANE, Wash. – A local mother, Kitara Johnson, is rallying the Spokane community to combat the growing number of fentanyl-related deaths following the loss of her son, Gabriel Johnson, to a fentanyl overdose in March. This initiative is called Gabriel’s Challenge.
Johnson held a meeting at City Hall where city leaders and educators gathered to learn about helping loved ones battling addiction. This was the second in a series of meetings organized by Johnson to educate the community about the risks fentanyl poses.
Tuesday night’s meeting focused on Ricky’s Law, which Johnson hopes will save lives. “So this is going to bring some hope to a lot of families because this is so new with the law that a lot of us don’t know how to do that and to be empowered as a family and a community to respond,” Johnson said…