Woman finishes opioid awareness walk in Florida Key

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A South Carolina woman has reached the Florida Keys, completing a 2,575-mile (4,144-kilometer) walk to give attention to the opioid overdose crisis.
Jessie Grieb finished her East Coast Overdose Awareness Walk Friday at Key West’s Southernmost Point in the Continental U.S. marker. Friday marked the fourth anniversary of her brother Brian’s death by accidental overdose. Grieb’s boyfriend succumbed to heroin, and she has struggled herself with addiction since she was 17.
The Pawleys Island resident started her journey in Fort Kent, Maine, July 28, 2018, after she had suffered a relapse.
To help carry supplies, Grieb pushed a small cart named “Lieutenant Dan” in honor of the “Forrest Gump” character who dealt with addiction in the movie.
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Online: East Coast Overdose Awareness Walk, https://www.jessiegriebwalks.com

Jessie Grieb is emotional immediately after arriving at the Southernmost Point in the Continental U.S. marker Friday, June 14, 2019, in Key West, Fla. Grieb completed a 2,575-mile walk from Fort Kent, Maine, to raise awareness of the opioid overdose crisis. Grieb, who lost a brother and a boyfriend to drug overdoses and struggled herself with addiction, began her journey July 28, 2018. (Giancarlo Espinosa/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

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