COLLEGE TOOLKIT
Hoy en día, las píldoras falsas fabricadas con fentanilo ilícito son abundantes en Estados Unidos, y los jóvenes mueren a un ritmo sin precedentes. Ninguna universidad es inmune al peligro del fentanilo ilícito, que ahora se encuentra en todas las drogas callejeras, incluyendo la cocaína, la MDMA y las píldoras falsas de prescripción que se venden como Percocet (percs), oxicodona (oxys), Xanax, Adderall y más. Todos los estudiantes universitarios deben conocer el peligro del fentanilo y estar alerta. Su vida podría depender de ello.
Cada centro universitario tiene una cultura diferente, y las campañas de concienciación deben adaptarse al entorno único de cada centro. Este kit de herramientas pretende ser un recurso para cualquier estudiante/escuela que quiera concienciar sobre el creciente peligro de las drogas callejeras que circulan hoy en día.
Data shows that many youth are unaware of or misunderstand the fentanyl problem. Accurate perception of harm has been shown to be a protective factor. Therefore, Song for Charlie believes greater education and awareness of the fentanyl problem for youth in particular will reduce harm.Song for Charlie recognizes that one-size-fits-all approaches often aren’t optimal. Some of the content in this particular toolkit may not fit with policies and practices of organizations serving younger audiences.The goal of harm reduction is to protect the health and lives of people, even if they choose to use substances. Song for Charlie focuses on protecting the health and lives of young people from the risks associated with illicit drug use especially in today’s synthetic and deceptive landscape, where harm reduction has been shown to play a valuable role.It is not unusual for colleges and universities to offer both harm reduction messages (i.e. limiting binge drinking) and harm reduction interventions (i.e. naloxone and fentanyl test strip distribution). Given little available evidence around the effectiveness and interplay between primary prevention education and specific harm reduction interventions for younger ages where illicit substance use is less common than in the general population, we do not promote many harm reduction interventions for K-12 ages. However, we recognize that illicit drug use is more common in college age youth, as are individual agency and decision making capabilities. Therefore, we include more harm reduction messages and interventions for this age group.