May 7th is Fentanyl Awareness day

National Fentanyl Awareness Day brings together individuals, parents, teachers, corporations, influencers, community groups, and government entities to help
put an end to this public health emergency.

 

Last year, over 70,000 Americans fatally overdosed on illegally made fentanyl.
Fentanyl is now found in fake pills and drugs like cocaine, but users are unaware that their drugs contain the potent opioid. This is an urgent public health crisis that puts all of us, and our loved ones, at risk.
Join Scituate FACTS and South Shore Peer Recovery to ask questions and learn more about the issue, local resources, and how together we can work to prevent further tragedies.

Appropriate for all ages. This webinar will not recorded. Participants may join anonymously.

Different populations face different levels of risk

Illicit fentanyl is easy and inexpensive for traffickers to produce. In addition to tainting the supply of heroin and opioids, fentanyl is now found in many illicit pills - inlcuding non-opioids. Disguising fentanyl as common prescription medications like Percocet, Xanax, or Oxycontin provides a simple way for drug traffickers to increase their profits.

These pressed pills are stamped and colored to look exactly like brand-name prescription medications, and they frequently make it into the hands of young people, who don’t realize the pills they are taking are counterfeit.

Fentanyl has been found in many other “street drug” including stimulants like cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly), particularly in the Northeast.

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