Overdose Awareness Day

C1 3 have surged during the covid-19 pandemic.... with a 42 percent jump in may.

Kentucky was already one of the state with the highest rates of overdoses before the pandemic.

Abc 36's cody adams spoke with a woman in woodford county who is trying keep the problem from getting worse.

The fight against opioid abuse continues in the commonwealth.

Just recently the state recieved 35 million dollars in federal funding to battle the epidemic.

But money alone will not solve the problem brittany campbell:whether it's heart disease cancer whatever.

The more you know about it the better you can handle it.

Brittany campbell started strengthening transformations inc.

It's a woodford county based non profit designed to make people aware of overdoses and possible solutions to helping those who are addicted.

Brittany campbell: you might not be ready for treatment.

A lot say they are, you get them a bed somewhere they're a no call no show it just has to be on their time, knowing they have a support system when they are ready they have someone to go to.

Campbell is no stranger the problem of drugs.

Just recently she lost a relative to overdose.

Brittany campbell: my cousin overdosed, she had a set of four year old twins she was only 24 just couldn't knock it.

A friend asked her to try it, she got addicted.

Within a year she was dead.

It's a stark reminder that it can happen to anyone.

Brittany campbell: it can be you it can be a relative, it can be a loved one.

How would you want to be treated if it was you.

In studio cody adams abc 36 news.

A wet start to the week.

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