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Opioid use, particularly the use of powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl, remains a pressing problem. As cartels do more to target young people on Snapchat and other social media, Arizona drug prevention groups are letting parents, kids and educators know what to look out for to stay safe.
In another response to the sign of the times, Queen Creek school nurses were trained recently on the presence and dangers of the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl.
School districts are stocking up on drug overdose drug Narcan as fentanyl claims the lives of more students. Seven students have died in the LA school district alone.
Districts are equipping schools with an overdose-reversal drug due to emergencies caused by fentanyl and other opioids.