Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jackson Mayor John Horhn announced a new partnership Monday to expand fentanyl harm prevention efforts across the capital city, delivering 50 Emergency Overdose Boxes and 2,000 Fentanyl Harm Prevention Kits to local first responders.
The supplies will be distributed to Jackson’s police and fire department as part of Fitch’s “One Pill Can Kill” campaign, a public awareness initiative launched in 2023 to educate Mississippians about the dangers of fentanyl and provide tools to save lives.
“Only a few grains of fentanyl can kill and it is increasingly found in counterfeit pills and vapes and other products,” Fitch said. “I am excited to partner with Mayor Horhn to spread the tools to help save lives from fentanyl overdose in Jackson. We are gratef