After posting her story on social media, Janel Rodriguez received an outpouring of support from friends and strangers alike.
Here's how to chip in for the billboard.“The sheriff’s department was concerned that people were going to look at Noah as a drug addict or like a junkie instead of a curious teenager,” Rodriguez said. “His first time doing coke happened to put him in a coma. But we know a lot of people here, so everybody already knew Noah’s story.”
To get her message out to as many neighbors as possible, she’s renting a digital billboard on one of Texas’ busiest highways. “I figured because we’re still having so many overdoses, if these kids see their actual friends on a billboard maybe it’ll this is real,” Rodriguez said. Jolene is in therapy to help process the loss and better express her feelings, as Rodriguez said her daughter’s behavior changed after Noah’s death.
Janel Rodriguez and her husband, Brandon Dunn, attend a vigil Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 at Houston City Hall for people who died of drug overdoses. Rodriguez’s son, Noah, 15, died after a fentanyl overdose in August.Rodriguez said a graphic designer will start work on the billboard in December, while the design will go up on Jan. 8. The billboard costs $1,800 a month and will run until April 8.
Rodriguez also speaks to concerned parents looking for signs of drug abuse in their kids, making herself available to discuss She understands their concerns and thinks about the signs she and Dunn may have missed in Noah.
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