Alex Sutton died of a heroin/fentanyl overdose on April 8, 2018. That year he was one of nearly 600 people on Long Island whose death was caused by a fatal overdose. In 2022 there were 517 deaths from opioid deaths on Long Island.

Alex’s mother, Carole Trottere, is hosting an event to mark what would have been his 36^th birthday by giving out a FREE slice of pizza and a drink at her son’s favorite pizza place, Station Pizza, located at 1099 N. Country Road in Stony Brook, with each Narcan training. The Suffolk County Police Department will be present to give out Narcan, with training instructions. Trottere hopes this will help raise awareness of the fentanyl epidemic. And help save lives.

“Every death from overdose affects so many people…parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, and colleagues. It’s like a spider web of grief for those left behind,” she said. “Fentanyl is the deadliest drug to ever hit the streets and is responsible for nearly 70% of nationwide drug deaths. On Alex’s birthday, people can learn how to save a life with Narcan and eat for free.”

Trottere will also have memorial rocks available for anyone who has lost a loved one to overdose and wishes to write a name on a rock.  Called the Purple Rock Project, the finished rocks are placed around parks and other locations, including Gabriel's Giving Tree Memorial & Recovery Garden at Suffolk County Environmental Center at the Scully Estate, 550 South Bay Avenue in Islip, as a reminder of how many Long Islanders have died from O.D. and fentanyl poisonings. If anyone brings a small photo of their loved one who was lost to OD or fentanyl poisoning, they can decorate a rock with the photo.

The offer is for the first 100 customers and you must be take the five-minute Narcan training to get the free pizza. For more information call 631-275-5277.