Traveling to Lapwai, Idaho, to contribute
raising awareness of the lethal dangers of Fentanyl
On August 14, 2022, I traveled to Lapwai, ID, for a three-day basketball tournament to honor the life of AJ Miles and to raise awareness of the lethal dangers of Fentanyl.
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and can be deadly in an instant. It can be prescribed for pain, but it is also made illegally.
On the streets, Fentanyl is being mixed with other drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and MDMA. This is especially dangerous because people are often unaware that Fentanyl has been added.
The high potency of Fentanyl greatly increases the risk of overdose, especially if a person who uses drugs is unaware that a powder or pill contains it. They can underestimate the dose of opioids they are taking, resulting in an overdose. It can kill in an instance.
FROM KLEW: AJ Miles was a standout basketball player at Pullman High School. You know, we probably talk about AJ weekly at Pullman high school, and the kind of player and leader he was,” said Pullman Head Coach Craig Brantner.
“He was a magnetic person, he had friends from all walks of life and regions, so spreading positive energy on and off the court,” said AJ’s sister Celilo Miles.
“He loved playing it, but he also loved to watch other great players on the court as well,” said AJ’s sister Selina Miles. “AJ was such a giving person, and he could always point out someone’s positives over their negatives. He loved to crack jokes, but this tournament is to honor his life.”
But as much of a light that AJ Miles was, his sisters tell me he also struggled with mental health issues. He passed away in 2019 from Fentanyl. The Miles family is speaking out to create awareness on the importance of reaching out for help.
Click here to read the story and watch the video about A.J. on KLEW TV
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Angelika's photography work has been displayed on the front cover of Idaho Magazine (2022), the Nimiipuu Tribal Tribune, Cowboy Lifestyle Network (2021), Cowboys & Indians (2016 & 2018), and in various Oregon and Washington entertainment and vacation publications, Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Program and website (2012-2020), at Art Gallery Festivals, private businesses, as well as for display advertisement for many clients in and out of Wallowa County including the Wallowa County Chieftain (2003-2007). Between 2007 and 2009, Angelika worked in radio as the news and sports director for owners Lee and Carol Lee Perkins at KWVR Radio in Enterprise, Oregon. After the station was sold, she created Wallowa Valley Online, an independent online news magazine publishing and writing news and engaging in photojournalism. After ten years of Wallowa Valley Online, Angelika decided to concentrate on her professional photography, write more human interest stories, and volunteer at the Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland.
Regarding my writing: "As a grandchild of post-war Europe (ethnic ancestry Bohemian/Austrian/German) and former Army spouse, I have lived and visited many places across the globe. Wallowa County, Oregon, has been my home since 2002. I am the daughter of a mom whose country violently vanished post-WWII. Her family was forcefully removed from Bohemia in 1946 when she was only six years young and sent to West Germany in cattle wagons. Her life story has tremendously impacted my own and formed my views on humanity and, at times, the lack thereof.
My formal college education is in the nursing field and psychology, which finds itself in my work as a writer and photographer. I am a humanitarian by heart and soul." ~Angelika Ursula Dietrich
