TUCSON, Ariz. — According to the Arizona State Health Department, more than five Arizonans die of an opioid overdose every day.
They're trying to raise awareness about the rising number of drug overdose deaths, and also advocating for justice. Ayers' daughter Hannah Pairrett thought she was taking a Percocet pill, but it was actually fentanyl. And Ayers isn’t alone, as around 50 people gathered on Congress Street, then marched through Downtown Tucson.“The people using these drugs don’t know the fentanyl is in what they’re using. So they’re being deceived to death," Theresa Guerrero, his mom said.
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