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Below is an important public health message about the dangers of opioid use impacting our community.  Sacramento County has experienced  in 2021, impacting children as young as 15 and older. The California Department of Public Health recently released an  (an extremely potent and dangerous synthetic opioid), which is found in pills, powders and blocks in a variety of bright colors, shapes and sizes resembling sidewalk chalk or candy. Fentanyl continues to be a major contributor to drug overdoses in California, including among youth.  

麻豆果冻传媒 is added another life-saving rescue medication to all our school sites by providing Narcan nasal spray for use during a suspected opioid overdose.  麻豆果冻传媒 Health Services has obtained free Narcan to distribute to our school sites through the California Department of Health Care Services Naloxone Distribution Project. 

We urge all our 麻豆果冻传媒 community members to learn about the signs of opioid overdose and speak to our children, family members, friends and colleagues about the dangers of opioid use.  

See the  flyer for more information and important tips for talking about fentanyl awareness and use: 

  • Encourage open and honest communication 
  • Explain what fentanyl is and why it is so dangerous 
  • Stress not to take any pills that were not prescribed to you from a doctor 
  • No pill purchased on social media is safe 
  • Make sure they know fentanyl has been found in most illegal drugs 
  • Create an 鈥渆xit plan鈥 to help your child know what to do if they鈥檙e pressured to take a pill or use drugs 

To learn more please visit the links below - 

Parents/guardians and students may access Narcan Kits at the following locations: 

  •  at 2800 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 456-4849 *two kits per person limit 
  •  at 4433 Florin Road Suite 890, Sacramento, CA (916) 397-2434 
  •  at 3823 V Street Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 455-2391 or harm related inquire at (916) 620-1908 
  •  1015 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 442-0185 

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