Fentanyl Awareness Presentation set for March 8 on Hattiesburg Campus
Thu, 03/02/2023 - 01:17pm | By: David Tisdale
The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) chapter of Sigma Alpha Lambda will host a virtual (via Zoom) Fentanyl awareness presentation provided by Song for Charlie, an organization advocating for awareness of the harm caused by the synthetic opioid, to be held Wednesday, March 8 from 6-7 p.m. in the Thad Cochran Center, room 218 A/B on the Hattiesburg campus. This free event is open to the public.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Fentanyl is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, and is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S.
For more information about this event, email usmsigmaalphalambdaFREEMississippi.