Fentanyl’s Shadow: Protecting Our Youth from a Silent Crisis
There are some losses that change you forever. Not just your life… but how you see the world, how you breathe, how you exist in it. Because behind every fentanyl statistic… is a real person. A daughter. A son. A life that should still be here. Our daughter was one of them. She had a heart that cared deeply about others, sometimes more than she cared about herself. If you knew her, you knew her kindness. You knew how she showed up for people, how she loved, how she made others feel seen. Her life was beautiful. And heartbreakingly, it was cut far too short. And now, we live with the reality that so many families are living with… or don’t even realize they’re at risk of. An invisible threat. Fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. In a medical setting, it has a purpose. But outside of that, it has become one of the most dangerous substances in our communities today. Illicit fentanyl is often hidden in other drugs, pressed int...