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Hope dealer While Boykin-Lighton feels we have yet to turn the tide in the †ght against opioids, things are getting better. She says awareness is at an all-time high, which is the †rst step in securing the support necessary to address the problem appropriately.”ough she knows there is still a long way to go, Boykin-Lighton, who describes herself as a “hope dealer,” says if we are able to work together as a society and share resources, real change is possible. “We just can’t turn a blind eye to this and think it’s going to go away. It’s not,”Boykin-Lighton says. “”ere has to be a message to the people at the statehouses, inWashington, and at the CDC, to realize that everybody has to take a stance and come together tomake this better for the people who are su‡ering in the community.”

“WE STVRIVE EVERY DAY TO FINDWAYS TO HELP PEOPLE GET BETTER.” - MYRTLE BOYKIN-LIGHTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LIMA UMADAOP

“THERE HAS TO BE A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE AT THE STATEHOUSES, INWASHINGTON, AND AT THE CDC, TO REALIZE THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO TAKE A STANCE AND COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING IN THE COMMUNITY.” - MYRTLE BOYKIN-LIGHTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LIMA UMADAOP

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