Today is National Fentanyl
Prevention & Awareness Day
Prevention & Awareness Day
Today, August 21, is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. Take this opportunity to educate yourself and those you love about Fentanyl - an extremely dangerous drug, especially since users never really know how much of the drug they are ingesting. The reality of Fentanyl is that ONE PILL CAN KILL. 💊⚠ 🕱
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl (approx. 5-7 grains of table salt) is considered a lethal dose. Widely available and highly addictive, fentanyl comes in a variety of colors, shapes, and forms including powder and pills. It can be found anywhere - online and even here in our community.
Drug traffickers make large amounts of deadly fentanyl to sell as a standalone substance and mix with other dangerous street drugs to increase supply, create new users, and encourage repeat business. Illegally-manufactured fentanyl can be found in heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, as well as in counterfeit pills.
In a statement today on social media, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd had this to say about the level of danger associated with fentanyl:
"Fentanyl is a serious threat to Americans today - it is fueled by a southern border crisis that allows this dangerous drug to be smuggled into the United States by powerful and evil drug cartels. We, as a nation, must do more to responsibly control our borders. Fentanyl drug traffickers are destroying lives and families. These drugs go hand-in-hand with violence and misery. We have worked with local, state, and national law enforcement partners to reduce the amount of poison reaching our streets in order to save lives. We are making progress, but there is more to do." - Grady Judd, Sheriff
Sheriff Judd went on to announce, "Just our operations since January of 2023 - and our seizures since that time - was enough fentanyl to overdose and kill every man, woman, and child in the state of Florida. That's how dangerous this drug is."
We want you safe! InnerAct Alliance urges everyone to visit the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) website to read about their One Pill Can Kill educational campaign and Operation Prevention to access free resources to help fight this serious addiction. If someone you know is experiencing an overdose, CALL 9-1-1 IMMEDIATELY!
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