WEBVTT DRIVERS IN THE MIDWEST MIGHT SEE A WOMAN ON A DECORATED BIKE WITH BALLOONS. SHE’S DETERMINED; AND IT’S ABOUT WAY MORE THAN JUST EXERCISE. JEANNETTE KRUPP HAS AN ACTIVE SIX DAYS AHEAD OF HER. SHE’S BIKING 400 MILES, TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT OPIOD ADDICTION. >> I KEPT SAYING WHY ISNT ANYO DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I SEE PEOPLED DYING EVER WEEKEND, WHY ISNT ANYONE DOING SOMETHING? AND THEN I REALIZED, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO DO I VANESSA: KRUPP IS ACTUALLY A STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH IN TEXAS, BUT DURING HER RESESARCH SHE SAW HOW MUCH OF A CRISIS OPIOID USE IS IN OHIO,SO SHE CHOSE THE BUCKEYE STATE AS HER STARTING POINT. I SEE THE AFFECT IT HAS ON CHILDREN. NOT SO MUCH THE PERSON WHO IS ADDICTED BUT THE KIDS. GRANDPARENTS, AND, GOA -- AUNTS, UNCLES, BROTHERS AN SISTERS, EVERYONE WHO HAS TO COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE KIDS. VANESSA: SHE’LL EVENTUALLY END IN WASHINGTON MISSOURI THIS SATURDAY HER HOMETOWN WITH STOPS -- WASHINGTON, MISSOURI THIS SATURDAY HER HOMETOWN WITH STOPS IN INDIANA AND ILLINOIS, EACH MILE IS DEDICATED TO A VICTIM OF THE EPIDEMIC. FOR KRUPP, THIS JOURNEY IS PERSONAL. SHE LOST A COUSIN TO THE EPIDEMIC, AND HER BROTHER HAS FOUGHT IT FOR ALMOST A DECADE. >> YOU LEARN TO KIND OF TRY RESEARCH, LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO, HOW YOU CAN HELP. RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE, IT’S HARD TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND I KNOW A LOT OF FAMILIES WANT TO GIVE U I KNOW THE AFFECTS OF IT ALL AND HOW IT CAN CAUSE A LOT OF STRESS, AND DISASTER IN YOUR FAMILY, SO I’M JUST TRYING TO BRING AWARENESS. VANESSA: AND AT HER LAST STOP IN WASHINGTON, MISSOURI, HER HOMETOWN, SHE’S ACTUALLY GOING TO HOST A HUGE EVENT. THERE WILL BE HOSPITALS THERE
Texas woman chooses Ohio to kick off bike ride for opioid addiction awareness
Updated: 7:36 PM EDT Oct 1, 2018
Jeannette Krupp has an active six days ahead of her. She's biking 400 miles to raise awareness about opioid addiction."I kept saying, 'Why isn't anyone doing anything about this? I see people dying every weekend, why isn't anyone doing something?' And then I realized, sometimes you have to be the one to do it," said Krupp.Krupp is a strength and conditioning coach in Texas. When she started researching, she saw that opioid use is an epidemic in Ohio, so she chose the Buckeye state as her starting point. "I see the effect it has on children. Not so much the person who is addicted, but the kids. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters, everyone who has to come together to support the kids," said Krupp.She'll eventually end in Washington, Missouri -- her hometown -- Saturday, with stops in Indiana and Illinois. Each mile is dedicated to a victim of the epidemic."I just put out a message on social media saying, 'Hey, anyone who has lost a loved one or someone who is going through recovery,' and we're cheering them on, send me their name," said Krupp.This journey is personal for Krupp. She lost a cousin to the epidemic and her brother has fought it for almost a decade."You learn to kind of try to research, learn what you can do, how you can help. Recovery is possible, but it's hard to keep a positive attitude and I know a lot of families want to give up," said Krupp.
CLEVES, Ohio — Jeannette Krupp has an active six days ahead of her. She's biking 400 miles to raise awareness about opioid addiction.
"I kept saying, 'Why isn't anyone doing anything about this? I see people dying every weekend, why isn't anyone doing something?' And then I realized, sometimes you have to be the one to do it," said Krupp.
Krupp is a strength and conditioning coach in Texas. When she started researching, she saw that opioid use is an epidemic in Ohio, so she chose the Buckeye state as her starting point.
"I see the effect it has on children. Not so much the person who is addicted, but the kids. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters, everyone who has to come together to support the kids," said Krupp.
She'll eventually end in Washington, Missouri -- her hometown -- Saturday, with stops in Indiana and Illinois. Each mile is dedicated to a victim of the epidemic.
"I just put out a message on social media saying, 'Hey, anyone who has lost a loved one or someone who is going through recovery,' and we're cheering them on, send me their name," said Krupp.
This journey is personal for Krupp. She lost a cousin to the epidemic and her brother has fought it for almost a decade.
"You learn to kind of try to research, learn what you can do, how you can help. Recovery is possible, but it's hard to keep a positive attitude and I know a lot of families want to give up," said Krupp.
