You Matter

Only one encounter with the hidden substance of fentanyl can end a life. Many of the all-too-common street drugs that teens are using or tempted to use have been laced with fentanyl without them knowing. The scary part is when you realize it, it may be too late. Your life is too important, too valuable to risk it all on a brief moment of happiness or curiosity. YOU Matter!! And You are loved!! Make safe and healthy choices because the world is a better place with YOU in it.

Know Your Facts

Click "View More" to learn about facts and the negative effects from alcohol and drug use. PowerPoint presentation can be shared at schools and youth groups to raise awareness. Parents can use the information to discuss these hard topics at home. Be in your child's world. Get to know what they are doing and who they are hanging out with. Knowledge is Power!

Sources

1. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/e-cigarettes/health-effects.html

2. https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/about-22-high-school-age-adolescents-died-each-week?fbclid=IwY2xjawIfKERleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQanucFgP_L-eVofTTUDOaMOF7cZM4q5liFM4bbXqsG4exPBbm0Hl4dvdw_aem_arbSwbzifm0OhRfBEN6y5w#:~:text=An%20average%20of%2022%20adolescents,counterfeit%20pills%2C%20new%20research%20finds

3. https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/underage-drinking

4. https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uploads/sites/196/2024/02/TFCC-Toolkit-Final-2024-1.pdf

5. https://www.dea.gov/resources/facts-about-fentanyl#:~:text=Fentanyl%20is%20a%20synthetic%20opioid,about%20100%20times%20more%20potent.

You Matter

Know Your Facts

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