Mother and Summit County prosecutor urge fentanyl awareness through billboard campaign

AKRON, Ohio — One pill can kill. That's the message behind a powerful, month-long billboard campaign aimed at fentanyl awareness and saving lives.

The initiative, launched by Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich, focuses on the tragic 2022 death of Nickolas Siegferth of Cuyahoga Falls.She hopes people take the time to understand the message on the billboards in 10 locations in the Akron area.The billboards also include an image of a poster Nick's sister Amelia created for the Prosecutor Office's 2024 Safety Kids Calendar contest.

Information will also be on a specially dedicated page on the prosecutor's office website, which will provide information on drug addiction services and how someone can get doses of potentially life-saving naloxone. The prosecutor's office will also offer naloxone at events throughout Summit County. The prosecutor's office also installed"Nox Boxes" at its offices throughout Summit County. These boxes have two doses of naloxone, which can help save the life of a person in the middle of an overdose or drug reaction. These boxes also have other life-saving equipment and are easily accessible to office employees.

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