Wall of Pills

October 4, 2018 at 11:55 a.m.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/DAVID GOTTSCHALK NWA Democrat-Gazette/DAVID GOTTSCHALK Lauren Hacala (left), a sophomore at the University of Arkansas, and Shay Longmate, a junior, walk Wednesday through the Prescribed to Death: A Memorial to the Victims of the Opioid Crisis that features a wall constructed of 22,000 carved pills, each representing the face of someone who fatally overdosed on a prescribed opioid in 2015. The memorial is inside the Arkansas Union on the campus in Fayetteville and offers resources to help visitors both safely dispose of unused pills in their homes and facilitate discussions with prescribers about alternatives. The Associated Student Government is a supporting partner in the exhibit that is part of the ASG's ongoing effort to educate the campus about the danger of opioids. The Exhibit is open to the public through Tuesday, October 9.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/DAVID GOTTSCHALK NWA Democrat-Gazette/DAVID GOTTSCHALK Lauren Hacala (left), a sophomore at the University of Arkansas, and Shay Longmate, a junior, walk Wednesday through the Prescribed to Death: A Memorial to the Victims of the Opioid Crisis that features a wall constructed of 22,000 carved pills, each representing the face of someone who fatally overdosed on a prescribed opioid in 2015. The memorial is inside the Arkansas Union on the campus in Fayetteville and offers resources to help visitors both safely dispose of unused pills in their homes and facilitate discussions with prescribers about alternatives. The Associated Student Government is a supporting partner in the exhibit that is part of the ASG's ongoing effort to educate the campus about the danger of opioids. The Exhibit is open to the public through Tuesday, October 9.

Thursday's photo gallery includes photos from the Prescribed to Death: A Memorial to the Victims of the Opioid Crisis that features a wall constructed of 22,000 carved pills on display on the University of Arkansas Campus. The gallery also has photos from the Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce job fair and more.

To view those images and more, see our gallery.

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