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Paula Santos Young Losing her Son to Fentanyl Fuels Her Fight

Paula Santos Young Losing her Son to Fentanyl Fuels Her Fight

Released Monday, 6th May 2024
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Paula Santos Young Losing her Son to Fentanyl Fuels Her Fight

Paula Santos Young Losing her Son to Fentanyl Fuels Her Fight

Paula Santos Young Losing her Son to Fentanyl Fuels Her Fight

Paula Santos Young Losing her Son to Fentanyl Fuels Her Fight

Monday, 6th May 2024
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Paula Santos Young's world shattered when her beloved oldest son's life was stolen in March 2022 - poisoned by fentanyl-laced marijuana from someone he trusted. With his death, Paula's motherly instincts kicked into high gear. Now she's on a crusade, roaring from every platform she can find to wake up officials and communities to the fentanyl crisis destroying families like an unstoppable hurricane.

Paula ferociously shares her anguish and her son's story on podcasts, TV and radio to put a human face on this epidemic. She mercilessly calls out the lack of urgency from leaders who act like this is just a minor storm, not the Category 5 emergency that it is.

With steely determination, Paula founded a nonprofit to battle the crisis she calls "our war." She's leading the charge, uniting forces throughout Massachusetts to proclaim this fight. Her rallying cry is being heard - from cities recognizing Fentanyl Prevention Day to the State House honoring her efforts. Still, Paula won't rest until the crisis is tackled with the full might and resources it deserves. For she's more than a grieving mom; she's a warrior fighting to ensure no other mother feels the searing loss that forged her unwavering mission.

Last month, she received a special Congressional Recognition on her Human Rights Award 2022 for her work combatting the fentanyl crisis.  He and her husband run the organization Achieve Greatness - https://www.achievegreatness88.org/. An organization originally started by her son Andrew.

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