Advocates Call on Governors to Take Action Against the Opioid Crisis
27 groups call for change in the face of a growing synthetic opioid crisis as International Opioid Awareness Day approaches
Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse (MAPDA), in collaboration with more than two dozen advocacy organizations, sent joint letters to 19 governors across the country, calling for further efforts to protect Americans from the escalating opioid and synthetic opioid crisis. National and state groups representing a cross-section of caregivers, families, community advocates, healthcare professionals and more came together to demand action as the death toll surpasses 200 people per day dying due to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.