Acting Locally for Global Change, Lauren Flax Wants to Save Lives
The United States is going through a reckoning. The opioid crisis, the so-called “silent pandemic,” is claiming more and more victims every day due to accidental overdoses. Unfortunately, a rise in fentanyl-laced substances seems to be the culprit. Fentanyl, which was historically found in heroin batches, is seeping into the supply of other party drugs. Consumers of these drugs are not accustomed to the potent effects of opioids and any slight amount of fentanyl in their supply can be lethal. Given the dance music community’s long, storied association with drugs, you have to ask the question: what more can we be doing to keep our community safe? 6AM caught up with Lauren Flax to chat about their initiative Last Night a Deejay Saved My Life, their new music, and more.
