Effective early drug education is necessary to curb drug #overdose deaths. And no, I don’t mean DARE. I taught a univ. freshman seminar class and they go through a lesson on “substance abuse” and those 18 yr olds didn’t know sh*t about drugs. #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay
If that’s the representation of our teenage and young adults in the US, then we need to do more in middle school & high school to educate them about drugs, responsible medical use, and the risks of irresponsible or recreational drug use. Educate them rather than scare them str8.
We can’t look at the drug epidemic as a problem that will be solved overnight, or next year, or even in 5 years. We must invest more in educating the younger generations with basic information about drugs.
I read news about kids buying “Xanax” pills online and college students buying “Adderall” from classmates. These days, suppliers are putting fentanyl and meth, respectively, in those pills. Kids #overdose because they have no clue that it isn’t Xanax or Adderall.
It doesn’t help to just tell kids “drugs are bad” and expect them to just never try drugs. Explain to them legitimate reasons ppl take opioids, benzos, or smoke weed. Explain to them why buying drugs from an unreliable source is unsafe. Actually EDUCATE them.
Obviously many adults need the education too to curb drug #overdose deaths, but there’s no public free platform that exists that requires them to sit in class for 8 hours a day for most of the year… it’s not too late for the kids though.
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