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Local mothers who lost their children to fentanyl were gut-wrenched last week to hear a batch of drugs laced with fentanyl killed nine people in Austin and caused about 75 to needed Narcan rescue. This tragedy has strengthened their resolve to educate their community and prevent more deaths.

The first Soles Walking 4 Souls Fentanyl Awareness Walk happened on Saturday. Community members and leaders came together to raise awareness and push education efforts on fentanyl poisoning.

Soles Walking 4 Souls event seeks to raise awareness of the deadly drug.

SAN ANTONIO - Governor Greg Abbott delivered a keynote speech at an event in San Antonio aimed at curbing opioid-related deaths following the rising fentanyl ep

The walk is happening in Brooks at The Greenline from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. There will be music, food trucks and a one-mile walk.

It’s the first of its kind in San Antonio — a walk to remember those lost to fentanyl poisoning and a rally to stop it from happening. KSAT checked in with two leading recovery experts speaking Saturday, intending to make big change with education and breaking stigma.

Fentanyl poisoning killed 181 people in Bexar County in 2022.

The 1-mile walk ends with a candlelight vigil honoring and celebrating the lives lost to fentanyl poisoning and to inspire action against its misuse.

"If you're choosing to use drugs that are not prescribed by your doctor, you're running the risk that you can die, it's like Russian roulette."

It's a tough conversation to have, but experts and parents who have lost children say it's necessary. They say the key to that talk is honesty and openness.