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PSJA SHAC reviews fentanyl prevention program; district has naloxone on campuses and plans student instruction
Summary
Health services presented a fentanyl‑prevention curriculum, said naloxone (Narcan) is available at campuses, and asked SHAC to recommend grade levels and delivery to the school board consistent with state guidance on annual instruction.
Silvia Mazzolis and Mario Flores presented the district’s fentanyl awareness and poisoning‑prevention materials to the School Health Advisory Council and described classroom sessions and outreach to students and families.
Mazzolis said the district aims to educate students that pills bought outside licensed pharmacies or from social media may contain fentanyl and that a single counterfeit pill can be lethal. The presentation included a recorded testimonial in which a parent described a 19‑year‑old son who died after taking a counterfeit pill purchased through…
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