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FAMILIES AGAINST FENTANYL IN THE COMMUNITY

We aren't just taking a stand against fentanyl, we're taking action.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Read the full article here

An Akron father wants a judge and jury to hold a Chinese drug supplier responsible for his son’s death.

James Rauh filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Summit County Common Pleas Court, alleging that Fujing Zheng, his father Guanghua and others shipped the fentanyl that killed Rauh’s son, Thomas, on March 21, 2015.

Akron father files suit against Chinese drug supplier over son’s fentanyl overdose death

Check out Jim's most recent op ed in The Hill: Stop ignoring China's other killer export: fentanyl.

Jim Rauh with U.S. Drug Czar Jim Carroll at FAF meeting of The Coalition for the Awareness of Synthetic Analogues.

Jim Rauh, Founder of Families Against Fentanyl with Tom Ridge, Chairman of Ridge Global, the first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania. Former Secretary Ridge discussed threats to the safety of our country and the dangers of fentanyl at the Akron Roundtable in September of 2019. He also indicated that he believes that illicitly manufactured fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction.

Jim Rauh, founder of Families Against Fentanyl, presented at our first Join the Movement Info Session on Monday, March 9th. Families Against Fentanyl is bringing together a community on behalf of the thousands who have died from illicit fentanyl. Watch the 42-minute video from our session to learn more.

Department of Justice 2020 National Opioid Summit

Founder of Families Against Fentanyl, Jim Rauh, was asked to speak on a panel at the Department of Justice 2020 National Opioid Summit in Washington, D.C on March 6th. As a panelist, he spoke on the threats to the safety of our country due to the dangers of fentanyl. He is pictured with Matthew Cronin, National Opioid Coordinator, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice and others.