Event Brief
Tampa woman shares fentanyl loss warning after deaths
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Summary: On National Overdose Awareness Day, Tampa resident Lisa Burke urged others to recognize fentanyl dangers after losing her husband and stepson to fentanyl overdoses less than a year apart. Hillsborough County State Attorney Suzy Lopez said there were 77 fentanyl overdose deaths in the first half of this year, though deaths were down 49% in the first six months of 2025.
WHO: Lisa Burke; Hillsborough County State Attorney Suzy Lopez
WHAT: Burke shared her family’s experience with fentanyl overdoses and warned about the drug’s dangers as local overdose-death figures were highlighted.
WHEN: Aug 31, 2026
WHERE: Tampa, Florida
WHY: The warning is prompted by Burke’s family losses to fentanyl overdoses and the ongoing overdose-death toll reported by the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office.
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