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A teenager I know well is heading south to the beach this spring break with a toothbrush, a change of clothes, a condom, and something new: a Narkan inhaler. This is not for myself, but because I am worried about other people in case I come across someone who is not breathing.
He has read the instructions carefully and knows there are no downsides to spraying naloxone into the noses of unresponsive people. Just as police in Panama City know there’s no downside to sniffing cameras and dogs on the beach, nonprofits across Florida are helping the Pinellas County Opioid Task Force, the Florida Harm Reduction Collective, The Recovery Epicenter Foundation distributes Narkan to businesses and potential victims.
Narcan can reverse an opioid overdose, which fades quickly, while fentanyl, which is 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin, can last for days. This means that repeated doses are required and that intravenous naloxone infusions are required in the hospital.
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Drug overdose deaths continue to rise, exceeding 100,000 annually, mostly from fentanyl. Narcan is available in many places, including pharmacy chains, but needs more awareness and distribution.
File – March 26, 2022: Spring Break in Miami Beach
What’s going wrong? Why is this year different? why am i worried For one thing, our precious teens are sadder.In fact, according to a recent CDC study, nearly 60% of teenage girls Reported episodes of grief over the past year.
I’m afraid this will lead to recklessness. His depressed teen tries to get rid of his negative emotions by partying on the beach. They are likely to wield social power as an expression of freedom after the pandemic is over.
The problem is, among other things, that drug cartels are flooding our country with synthetic opioids, promoting them on social media, paying people to bring their “products” across borders, and promoting them to lure students in high schools and colleges. risk of doing so. Receive and distribute drugs across borders for a small fee.
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The numbers are staggering. The DEA said he seized nearly 400 million potentially deadly fentanyl pills (over 2 mg) last year alone. However, there are many times that the DEA has escaped detection. And because fentanyl is often disguised in fake Xanax, Adderall, or oxycodone pills, teens can become unaware of what they’re getting and experience the powerful effects of fentanyl before they realize it. increase.
FILE – March 26, 2022: Spring Break in Panama City Beach. (Joshua Cummins)
The United States has had spring break since the 1930s, but it’s not what it used to be because the State Department hasn’t issued travel advisories for six states in Mexico.
This ongoing warning has to do with kidnappings and murders as well as drugs.
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Unfortunately, the problem is not limited to Mexico. It extends to the southern coastline where teenagers flock.
Above all, we need to talk to our teens and do our best to connect in a meaningful way before we leave. , we still have a role to play in warning and guiding them.
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