Educators, elected officials and law enforcement came together Saturday night to talk about fentanyl, the synthetic opioid claiming a rising number of young lives.
There were two meetings with the same focus, arming parents with resources as the first line of defense in protecting children.at Townview Magnet Center in Oak Cliff.
"Many times parents don't know what to look for so I feel like it’s our job to help create a sense of safety and give them the information they need. So just to know how to have conversations with their kids and then talk to their kids about what to look for,” said Executive Director of Mental Health Services Tracey Brown.According to the DEA, it takes just two milligrams to kill someone, the equivalent of two granules of sugar.
The panel also warned of just how easy kids are getting pills they believe are something less potent, like Percocet or Adderall.
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