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THE OPIOID CRISIS IS HAVING A DEADLY OUTCOME FOR OUR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. FENTANYL AND SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR INCREASE IN DEATH BY OVERDOSE.

THIS CRISIS IS NOT A GAME. #ITTAKESONE PILL TO LOSE A LOVED ONE OR YOUR OWN LIFE.

TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD A CULTURE OF SUPPORT TO PREVENT OVERDOSES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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FETANYL

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that can be used for surgery or to treat severe pain. The majority of fentanyl-related harms and overdoses are linked to illegally made fentanyl (IMF).

Illegally made fentanyl is also increasingly pressed into counterfeit pills, commonly resembling oxycodone pills (e.g., M30 pills) or alprazolam pills (Xanax).

SYTHENTIC OPIOIDS

HERE’S THE FACTS:

U.S.:

Laboratory testing indicates 7 out of every 10 pills seized by DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl.

ILLEGAL:

Illegal fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder, dropped on blotter paper like small candies, in eye droppers or nasal sprays, or made into pills that look like real prescription opioids.

IMPACT ON THE BODY:

Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions. Its effects include extreme happiness, drowsiness, nausea, confusion, constipation, sedation, tolerance, addiction, respiratory depression and arrest, unconsciousness, coma, and death.

IN TRAVIS COUNTY:

Of the 590 deaths due to opioid overdose , 537 (91%) were unintentional poisoning (accidents)

IN TEXAS:

75% of overdose deaths involve opioids. Many illegal and counterfeit drugs are cut with fentanyl – a drug that’s deadlier than heroin.

YOUNG ADULTS:

50% of young adults got opioids from friends or family. Over half of young adults who abused prescription opioids got them from a friend or family member.

HOW CAN I HELP MYSELF OR OTHERS?

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