WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Senator Ashley
Moody joined the Victoria’s Voice Foundation to share remarks at their 3rd
Annual National Naloxone Awareness Day celebration event on Capitol Hill. The
Victoria’s Voice Foundation was founded following David and Jackie Siegel’s worst
nightmare when their 18-year-old daughter Victoria died of a drug overdose on
June 6, 2015. Following this horrific event, David and Jackie founded
Victoria’s Voice whose mission is committed to turning the tragedy of
Victoria’s death into a national platform for drug awareness, prevention and
saving lives from overdose.
Additionally, Senator
Ashley Moody and Senator Rick Scott introduced the National Naloxone Awareness
Day resolution to mark June 6, 2025, as Naloxone Awareness Day. It has been
endorsed by Victoria’s Voice.
Senator Ashley Moody said, “Fentanyl is
now found in every type of illicit substance: counterfeit pills, cocaine,
marijuana, and methamphetamines. It is potent, it is pervasive, and it is
unforgiving. In Florida we are taking action. After six years serving as
Florida’s Attorney General, I was able to announce a significant reduction in
the number of fentanyl deaths in our state. Florida saw an 11% drop in fentanyl
deaths in 2023. During the same timeframe, the national average of decline was
just 2%. And in 2024, Florida saw an even greater decline of 31%. We have made
progress, but the work is not done. Today, I am pleased to announce the
introduction of the National Naloxone Awareness Day Resolution with Senator
Scott and the Victoria’s Voice Foundation. It is vital that we bring awareness
to this lifesaving overdose reversal drug and continue enacting smart policies
that keep our communities and families safe.”
Jackie Siegel, co-founder of Victoria’s
Voice Foundation, said,
“National Naloxone Awareness Day is vital to further heighten awareness of the
drug crisis and the urgency of expanding naloxone access and use in order to
save as many lives as possible from opioid overdose. We are grateful to Sen.
Ashley Moody for her strong support and her ongoing leadership in addressing
the opioid crisis.”
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