Since the loss of her daughter, Donna McAuley has been spreading awareness about the dangers of fentanyl. Saturday morning, a five mile walk took place in support of the cause, that brought together other families who have lost loved ones to drug addiction.

"We need to stop addiction before it starts," said McAuley.

McAuley's organization A.M. Wake Up Call, with the initials A.M. to remember her daughter Amanda McAuley, wants to educate the community about how fentanyl makes it's way into the U.S. and how easily it can kill.

McAuley says her daughter Amanda took a small amount of fentanyl that was laced back in April and it cost her life.

"It took for us all to lose our loved ones for people to say wait a second, this is bigger than somebody being - and it's not even overdoses, it's fentanyl poisoning," McAuley said.

"This is going to put a real life face on the drug and the problem," said Ron King, Executive Director of A.M. Wake Up Call. "How many people who have succumbed to it, this drug is not a respecter of persons," he said.

Pictures of lost loved ones lined the streets Saturday morning during the walk. While some were there to advocate for those family members, others who lived through addiction themselves, shared stories of hope from a different perspective.

"I suffered through addiction for five years of my life and I thought there was no hope," said Jed Hill, Recovery Pastor at Bridge of Hope. "And now it's a mission of mine to go out and reach those ones that feel like there's no hope for tomorrow, I wanna let them borrow some of my hope because we do recover," he said.

"There's always help, you've just got to reach out and be willing to accept it," said Becky Berry, Ohio Can Mahoning County Coordinator.

If you or someone you know is suffering from addiction, you can use any of the resources listed below to get help: