{"id":112124,"date":"2022-12-14T15:31:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T23:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=112124"},"modified":"2022-12-14T15:31:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T23:31:11","slug":"authorities-unveil-multi-agency-campaign-to-warn-against-counterfeit-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/12\/14\/authorities-unveil-multi-agency-campaign-to-warn-against-counterfeit-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities unveil multi-agency campaign to warn against counterfeit drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Main image:] Actor Danny Trejo speaks at the LASD press conference on Dec. 14, 2022. [Inset] Screenshot from PSA featuring Trejo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Actor Danny Trejo<\/strong> joined Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna<\/strong> and others at a press conference Wednesday, Dec. 14, to unveil a multi-agency campaign warning people about the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, many of which contain the deadly drug fentanyl.<\/p>\n

“The manufacturers of these counterfeit medicines only care about making money at the expense of our most vulnerable communities and community members,” Luna said. “These medicines contain no active pharmaceutical ingredients.”<\/p>\n

The campaign’s slogan is “bad meds kill real people,”<\/em> Luna said, adding that it comprised three pillars: “education, awareness, and enforcement.”\u00a0Luna also unveiled a public safety video featuring Trejo.<\/p>\n

“We’re in a crisis,” Trejo said at the news conference. “There’s a surprise in every pill — and the surprise might be death. You no longer know what you’re taking.”<\/p>\n