Experts said wider access to treatment is playing a major role in saving lives.

Fentanyl is a powerful opioid, and just a small amount can cause an overdose. 

Tuesday night, employees at Baxter's 942 Bar & Grill in the Highlands got a lesson on how to administer the overdose reversal medication.

Tuesday, ceremonies were held in Kentucky and Indiana as part of International Overdose Awareness Day.

Now, she wants to stress to the public how wide-ranging drug addiction is and how families can get help. 

Becky Savage's two oldest sons, Nick and Jack, were celebrating at high school graduation parties the night before back in June of 2015.