City of Jackson Works to Fight the Opioid Crisis

City of Jackson works to fight the opioid crisis

City of Jackson works to fight the opioid crisis JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch presented Mayor John Horhn and city officials with Fentanyl Harm Prevention Kits and Emergency Overdose Boxes Monday morning at Jackson City Hall. These kits come from a partnership with Attorney General Fitch’s “One Pill Can Kill” campaign, which aims to educate Mississippians on the dangers of fentanyl. In opening remarks, Mayor Hor…

Fitch, Horhn partner to combat fentanyl crisis in Jackson - Darkhorse Press

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AG delivers overdose boxes to City of Jackson in hopes of saving lives

Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jackson Mayor John Horhn also speak briefly on use of opioid settlement funds.

AG delivers overdose boxes to City of Jackson in hopes of saving lives - Mississippi Monitor

By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from the Mississippi AG’s office)   Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R) delivered overdose boxes to the City of Jackson on Monday morning in an effort to save the lives of residents who mistakenly took drugs laced with deadly fentanyl. Fitch said a few grains of fentanyl is deadlier than heroin. “It’s real, it’s here,” she said. “We must fight it together.” Jackson Mayor John Horhn (D) said he w…

Attorney general's office, Jackson mayor teaming up on fentanyl prevention program - SuperTalk Mississippi

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jackson Mayor John Horhn announced a new partnership Monday to expand fentanyl harm prevention efforts across the capital city, delivering 50 Emergency Overdose Boxes and 2,000 Fentanyl Harm Prevention Kits to local first responders. The supplies will be distributed to Jackson’s police and fire department as part of Fitch’s “One Pill Can Kill” campaign, a public awareness initiative launched in 2023 to…