Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jackson Mayor John Horhn also speak briefly on use of opioid settlement funds.

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R) delivered overdose boxes to the City of Jackson on Monday morning in an effort to save the lives of residents who mistakenly took drugs laced with deadly fentanyl.

Fitch said a few grains of fentanyl is deadlier than heroin.

“It’s real, it’s here,” she said. “We must fight it together.”

Jackson Mayor John Horhn (D) said he was grateful for the 30 or so boxes, which will be on every municipal fire truck.

“By equipping our first responders with the tools and training needed to save lives, we are taking proactive steps to protect our residents,” Horhn said.

The gift is part of Fitch’s “One Pill Can Kill” public awareness campaign. Ins

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