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Advocates Organize to Spread Awareness About Overdose Epidemic: "Can You See Me Now?"

Rachell Sanchez-Smith
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KUAF

As ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson notes, overdoses and opioid-induced deaths reached new highs over the course of the pandemic in Arkansas. Advocacy groups Speak Up About Drugs and Can You See Me Now organized a rally outside the Washington County Coroner's office in September to shed light on the epidemic.

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Rachell-Sanchez Smith is an associate producer for <i>Ozarks at Large.</i>
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