Take the Opioid Awareness Community Pledge
Thank you for visiting our page to take the Opioid Awareness Community Pledge!
My name is Dana Lavender and I am the Opioid Awareness Program Manager for the African American Male Wellness Agency.
Black People are dying from Opioid Overdoses in our community ad we are here to spread awareness and fight the crisis together.
“The number of fentanyl-related accidental overdose deaths among African American residents of Franklin County was 2 and a half times greater in 2020 than in 2018.”
Its Our Problem Too!
Take the Pledge TODAY to:
1. Recognize the Opioid crisis surrounding our African American communities.
2. Promote mental health and Opioid-Free enviornment for our black people.
3. Provide mental health and treatment facility resources and guides to help African Americans in need of Opioid abuse support.
4. Respond to the Opioid crisis in rapid sensitive and non-confrontational manners to those seeking help.
5. Complete a Narcan training.
Thank You!
If you have any further questions, please contact Program Manager Dana Lavender
Email: dlavender@ncusolutions.com Phone: 614-754-7511
Opioid Awareness
The rate of increase of African American drug overdose deaths between 2015-2016 was 40 percent compared to the overall population increase at 21 percent. Following in 2018, 1.2 million non-Hispanic Blacks and 10.3 million people nationally, aged 12 and older, were estimated to have had opioid misuse in the past year. This exceeded all other racial and ethnic population groups in the U.S. during this time period. For this reason, the NAMMWA provides an opioid awareness campaign that uses culturally relevant messaging and creative visual elements to make all aware of the state of opioid usage amongst the African American community and provides education on how to support those who have been identified with a struggle with opioid addiction. In addition to our awareness campaign we have established a network of treatment centers and mental health services to ensure that our campaign is supported with available services for all in need.
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