“This event is, on a broad scale, how can we educate people to what is really going on in the DFW area,” she said.
The free event aims to draw hundreds of parents, spouses, siblings and more to hear from DEA officials, fentanyl addicts and those who’ve lost loved ones. “The number one thing how we can fight this is by not being afraid to say fentanyl or heroin. And to get rid of the mindset of my spouse wouldn’t do that, my child would never do that,” said Crawford.
It’s a conversation Crawford said will stretch from addiction to recovery and the resources available. Because while arrests and seizures matter, she said she believes education is key. “I’m never going to get my husband back. He’s never going to come back. And my friends, they’re never going to get their children back. Ok? Those precious parents in Carrollton aren’t going to get their children back, but we fight, we do interviews like this, we do awareness events because we don’t want you to have to sit in a funeral home planning your loved one’s funeral,” she said.