It comes at a time when Narcan, a brand name medicine that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, is available in almost every Alabama high school and even in elementary schools.
As fentanyl deaths rise, Alabama officials face vexing question: More prison sentences or alternative solutions
The news conference also raised the alarm about the rise of teenage vaping, which has exploded in use within the past decade to the point where 1 in 10 high schoolers use some sort of vape, according to the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Of those users between the ages of 15 and 21, 66% were unaware that some companies put nicotine in their products.
The dangers are jolting. Illicit fentanyl is up to 100 times more potent more than morphine and many times that of heroin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even a tiny amount of fentanyl can be deadly for its user and those who come in contact, sparking alarm among educators and law enforcement.“One Pill Can Kill.”
suspected fentanyl overdose drove school officials and local police to place the city’s high school on a soft lockdown. Jon Cardwell, principal at Fairhope High School, said the monitors are “a good tool in discovery” though the aim is not to “catch them.” Ashley Barnhill, health services coordinator with the Baldwin County School System, said the school system has not had to use Narcan “at this time.”
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