Mothers Against Drug Deaths held a rally in San Francisco on Aug. 21, the first National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.
In front of City Hall, hand-painted rocks were placed on the front steps leading up to a podium. Each one represented a life lost to overdose in San Francisco this year from January to July.
“There are nearly 350 rocks,” said Mothers Against Drug Deaths cofounder Jacqui Berlinn at the podium, speaking to rally attendees.
Drug overdose has been increasing in many areas of the United States. In San Francisco, it killed more than twice as many people as COVID-19 in 2020 during the height of the pandemic….