Families Demand Federal Action on Fentanyl at Washington Rally

Fentanyl deaths regularly make up around 70 percent of all drug overdoses in the United States.

A display at the fourth annual "Lost Voices of Fentanyl" event in Washington showing those who have died from fentanyl, on July 13, 2024. Joseph Lord/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—Hundreds of the surviving relatives of those who have died because of illicit fentanyl gathered in Washington on July 13 to demand that the federal government take action on the issue.

During the day-long “Lost Voices of Fentanyl” event, family members spoke about the loved ones they had lost and suggested specific policy changes that could address the issue. The event capped off with a march down 15th Street to the White House from the Washington Monument.