islandfreepress.orgFentanyl Kills (Dare County)
“Fentanyl Kills”
Dare County (Outer Banks) Department of Health and Human Services mass public awareness campaign on fentanyl, run October 2022 to June 2023 with $40,000 of opioid settlement money on radio, a Manteo billboard, and posters and stickers with a QR code, alongside fentanyl test strips and naloxone dispensers at partner businesses; continued afterwards without settlement funds.
- Years
- 2022–now
- Country
- United States
- Budget
- $40,000 in opioid settlement money, October 2022 to June 2023 (Island Free Press, citing a county report).
- Topic
- DrugsHarm reductionOpioids
- Asks people to
- RecognizeStart
- Strategy
- Fear appealSimple instruction
- Channel
- OutdoorPrintRadioSocial (paid)
- Audience
- General public
Evidence
NoneUnknown
No evaluation found.
Sponsor (who paid)
- Dare County Department of Health and Human Services State local government, creator
- Dare County opioid settlement funds Settlement funded, funder (Oct 2022-Jun 2023)
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Sources
Research notes
US-NC. Small county campaign filed as an example of settlement-funded local media. Social/digital ads are from the OBX Today search snippet (not opened). No agency named. Discovered 2026-10-22 for #17. Procurement search 2026-10-22: no award or contract naming a vendor for this campaign was found (USAspending subawards, state/local procurement and spending portals where searchable, settlement reports, web search).
Record cases/nc-dare-county-fentanyl-kills.json, updated 2026-10-22· Link to this campaign