HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Bay Area parents who share a strong bond are getting together and making a difference ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day.
The group of local moms taking action have all lost a child to a drug overdose.
If you’re driving along M.L.K Jr. Boulevard in Tampa, you may see a billboard that catches your eye.
“The billboard is going to go up and it’s going to have our angels on there and that location is a really good location, because of the activity that I have witnessed,” said Debra Flanigan. “I believe it can help someone.”
The billboard is going up before International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31.
Every single picture that will be displayed is someone who has died due to a drug overdose, whether they knew what they were taking, or had no idea.
“Someone out there is going to be struggling with addiction and if they see us, maybe they’ll wake up and try to fight it,” Flanigan said.
All the mothers 8 On Your Side spoke with said they now carry NARCAN to help save a life.