Ohio APALD rally highlights rise in overdoses due to fentanyl

Over a dozen people gathered in Defiance on Saturday afternoon to raise awareness for the dangers of fentanyl.

The event was put on by the Ohio chapter of Association of People against Lethal Drugs (APALD).

"A whole generation is being killed away by fentanyl," said APALD founder Diane Urban.

She knows that pain herself because she lost her son in 2019 to fentanyl. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a record high of over 90,000 overdose deaths in 2020 and over 60 percent came from synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

"Before, you had to worry about doing drugs and getting addicted," said Urban. "But now, by trying any drug on the street in pill form or powder you're risking your life."



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