Community Advocacy

I Lost Someone To Fentanyl – The Pamela Smith Interview

Pamela Smith was interviewed by Fresno County Behavioral Health for the Fentanyl Awareness PSA to bring attention to the Fentanyl Crisis facing Fresno County.

Don’t Hide The Scars Documentary

Pamela Smith, Founder and Executive Director of Mothers In Grief Support Group, is the Executive Producer of the documentary film “Don’t Hide The Scars Project,” while working for PAIN | Parents & Addicts In Need, as she funded the project to further gain awareness of the Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis in the Central Valley.

Clovis Unified School District – Boxes Of Narcan To Be Placed In All Classrooms

January 2024

Narcan, which rapidly reverses an opioid overdose, will head to classrooms at each Clovis Unified campus, a project spearheaded by Pamela Smith, Former Operations Director of PAIN | Parents & Addicts In Need. Pamela worked on the project for about a month before it was official. This was an important topic and project for Pamela as it was personal for her, due to the loss of her son.

California Skipped Hearing On Fentanyl Crackdown

March 28, 2023

While working with Parents & Addicts In Need, Pamela Smith, who lost her son to Fentanyl, joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ to discuss her tragic loss and what action she has taken to help other families. 

KMPH26 Town Hall Meeting – Dangers Of Fentanyl

August 2022

Pamela Smith participated in and served on the panel of the KMPH26 Town Hall Meeting to continue bringing awareness to the dangers of Fentanyl.

Fresno Mother Begs For More Prison Time For Drug Dealers

April 2018

On April 3, 2018, Pamela Smith, a Fresno mother, testified in front of the California State Assembly, Public Safety Committee in support of AB 2467, new Fentanyl legislation written by Assemblyman Jim Patterson. Pamela had members of the Assembly Public Safety Committee in tears, as she explained how her son, Jackson Smith died from a Fentanyl poisoning on July 3, 2016. Unfortunately, the Public Safety Committee voted down the bill that would have added more prison time for Fentanyl drug dealers.

Experts Call For Better Addiction Treatment Options On International Overdose Awareness Day

August 2023

Action News spoke with two mothers who lost their sons to Fentanyl overdoses, Elaine Hudson and Pamela Smith, both of Fresno, California.

Valley Mother Issues Strong Warning After Losing Her Son To Fentanyl

August 13, 2021

Pamela Smith recalls how she lost her son – a Central High School West grad – to Fentanyl, a dangerous drug found on the streets of the Valley.