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Julie Knapp poses for a portrait in her Kalispell home on June 14, holding a photo of Juniper Knapp, her daughter, who accidently overdosed on fentanyl in May. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell mother joins Washington, D.C. rally on fentanyl crisis
September 22, 2023 midnight

Kalispell mother joins Washington, D.C. rally on fentanyl crisis

As an advocacy group, Lost Voices of Fentanyl works to raise awareness and ultimately aims to end fentanyl-related deaths in the country. The rally on Sept. 23 aims to draw attention to the urgency behind the issue and calls for stopping drugs crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Fentanyl stole Juniper Rose Knapp's future; her mother wants to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else
June 18, 2023 midnight

Fentanyl stole Juniper Rose Knapp's future; her mother wants to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else

When Juniper Rose Knapp took a pill that she thought was hydrocodone or oxycodone — something her mom thinks she took to help her sleep — she didn’t know it contained a lethal dose of fentanyl. Instead of falling asleep after a fun night at a friend’s house and getting up to meet her family the next day, she went to bed and never woke up.