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Students ask school board to add fentanyl education; teen-led group seeks partnership
Summary
Two students urged the Alachua County School Board to adopt teen-led fentanyl awareness presentations. The group, Not Even Once (NEO), said short, peer-to-peer sessions helped Okaloosa County reach thousands and asked to meet with the superintendent.
Two students told the Alachua County School Board on Sept. 2 that schools should add targeted fentanyl awareness education after public comment describing the risks of counterfeit pills and the speed with which young people can be exposed.
Genesis Menace Chavez, introduced herself as a current Gainesville student and told the board that fentanyl is "50 times stronger than heroin" and that a single gram can be lethal. Chavez said fake pills labeled as prescription drugs are appearing in social media-driven peer networks and urged the district to educate students about the hazards.
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