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Misconception: The majority of teens believe fentanyl affects only hard drug users, creating a false sense of security
Hidden Danger: Many teens dying from fentanyl poisonings are unaware they are consuming an illicit and lethal drug
Risky Purchases: Teens buy familiar pills such as Adderall, Percocet, and Xanax from unreliable sources like Snapchat and Instagram
Disturbing Statistic: Laboratory testing reveals 7 out of every 10 pills seized by the DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl

Power of Peer Influence: Teens need to hear the message! The most effective way to educate students is through friends. Knowledge saves lives! We urge policymakers to spread S.A.F.E.’s message by facilitating access to students. Our program trains and empowers teens to educate their peers about the hidden dangers of fentanyl in seemingly “harmless” drugs.

This knowledge, accompanied by the distribution of naloxone, could save young lives.

THE SITUATION:

Teen Fentanyl Crisis

THE solution:

peer to peer education

Natural High - Fentanyl PSA Film

(6-Minute Life-Saving Video)

FENTANYL FACT SHEET

source: DEA.gov/onepill

You cannot see, taste, or smell fentanyl.

TWO TYPES:

Pharmaceutical Fentanyl

Prescribed and obtained from a licensed physician or pharmacy

Fentanyl's extreme potency

makes these drugs:

cheaper to make
more powerful
more dangerous
more addictive.

Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl (IMF)

Made and distributed through illegal drug markets with no quality control

more than double the number of fentanyl

pills seized in 2021.

in 2022, the dea seized more than 50.6 million fake pills, often laced with FENTANYL.

out of

every

Pills contain a lethal dose of fentanyl.

fake pills have been found in every single state.

WHY SHOULD I CARE?

source: fentanylawarenessday.org

This is a national public health crisis. People, especially young people, are ingesting illicitly manufactured fentanyl without knowing it and dying at alarming rates.

Fentanyl is very cheap and highly addictive. Drug dealers are dangerously disguising fentanyl as other common drugs like Oxy, Percocet, and Xanax to increase profits. It has also been found in party drugs like cocaine and ecstasy. This production process is not regulated and does not undergo any quality control. Users cannot know what they are getting in these street drugs, putting them at significant risk of poisoning and overdose – and as little as two milligrams of fentanyl (two grains of sand) can kill a person.

Cutting drugs with fentanyl is relatively new, so public awareness is low.

01. educate yourself

Learn the facts & start the conversation.

School Districts - ODE Toolkit for Schools

Don't stigmatize drug use. Stress the serious dangers of coming into contact with illegally made fentanyl and the ways in which people can protect themselves and their community.

what can i do to help?

source: fentanylawarenessday.org

02. prepare yourself