Understanding Fentanyl: A Parent's Guide to Opioid Awareness
Learn about the risks of fentanyl and opioids, how they affect the body and brain, signs of overdose, and where to seek help. Stay informed and keep your loved ones safe from the dangers of opioid misuse.
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Club of Southwest Wichita Falls Fentanyl Panel October 17, 2022 Club of Southwest Wichita Falls
Club of Southwest Wichita Falls Datos Informativos: Fast Facts: Fentanilo: Lo Que Los Padres Necesitan Saber Fentanyl: What Parents Need to Know Los opioides afectan su cerebro: afectan reas del cerebro que controlan el dolor y las emociones, lo que dificulta sentir placer por cualquier cosa que no sea la droga. Opioids affect your brain they affect areas of the brain that control pain and emotion, making it hard to feel pleasure from anything besides the drug. Los opioides afectan su cuerpo: ralentizan las acciones del cuerpo, como la respiraci n y los latidos del coraz n. Opioids affect your body - they slow down the actions of the body, such as breathing and heartbeat. What is fentanyl? Qu es el fentanilo? El fentanilo es un opioide sint tico similar a la morfina, pero de 50 a 100 veces m s potente. Aunque puede ser recetado por un m dico para tratar a pacientes con dolor intenso, tambi n se fabrica y se usa ilegalmente. Los opioides pueden matarlo: incluso una sola dosis de un opioide puede hacer que su respiraci n se ralentice o se detenga; tomar opioides con alcohol o sedantes aumenta este riesgo. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Although it can be prescribed by a doctor to treat patients with severe pain, it is also made and used illegally. Opioids can kill you - Even a single dose of an opioid can cause your breathing to slow or stop; taking opioids with alcohol or sedatives increases this risk. Opioids are highly addictive. - People who regularly use opioids often develop tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects. Los opioides son muy adictivos. - Las personas que consumen opioides con regularidad muchas veces desarrollan tolerancia, lo que significa que necesitan dosis m s altas y/o m s frecuentes del f rmaco para obtener los efectos deseados. Illegal Fentanyl is sold as a powder, dropped onto blotter paper, put in eye droppers and nasal sprays, or made into pills that look like other prescription opioids. Occasionally, the powder is used in vaping devices typically used for nicotine or marijuana. El fentanilo ilegal se vende en forma de polvo, se deja caer sobre papel secante, se coloca en goteros y aerosoles nasales, o se forma en pastillas que se parecen a otros opioides recetados. Ocasionalmente, el polvo se usa en dispositivos de vapeo que se usan t picamente para la nicotina o la marihuana. Opioid addiction is treatable Please contact your family physician or your school counselor for help. La adicci n a los opioides es tratable: comun quese con su m dico de cabecera o con el consejero de su escuela para obtener ayuda. Some drug dealers are mixing fentanyl with other drugs. This is because it takes very little fentanyl to produce a high, making it cheaper to produce and distribute. This is risky because people taking drugs or vaping don t realize they might contain fentanyl, making overdose more likely. Algunos traficantes de drogas est n mezclando fentanilo con otras drogas. Esto se debe a que se necesita muy poco fentanilo para drogarse, lo que hace que su producci n y distribuci n sea m s barata. Esto es riesgoso porque las personas que toman drogas o vapean no se dan cuenta de que pueden contener fentanilo, lo que aumenta las probabilidades de sufrir una sobredosis. C mo reconocer una sobredosis de fentanilo? How to recognize a fentanyl overdose? No se puede despertar o no se mueve Respiraci n lenta o ausente Decoloraci n de labios y u as. Asfixia o tos, sonidos de gorgoteo Piel fr a o h meda Mareos o desorientaci n Pupilas extremadamente peque as Cannot be woken up or not moving Breathing slow or absent Discoloration of lips and nails Choking or coughing, gurgling sounds Cold or clammy skin Dizziness or disorientation Pupils extremely small If you think someone is having an overdose, call 911 immediately and wait with the person until help arrives. If you think your child is using fentanyl or other opioids, please contact your family physician or your school site counselor. Si cree que alguien est teniendo una sobredosis, llame al 911 de inmediato y espere con la persona hasta que llegue la ayuda. Si cree que su hijo(a) est usando fentanilo u otros opioides, comun quese con su m dico ara o tener m s informaci n o encontrar recursos, visite www.wfisd.net/fentanyl. Club of Southwest Wichita Falls de familia o con el consejero de su escuela. To learn more or find resources, visit www.wfisd.net/fentanyl.
Rotary connects 1.2 million members of 34,000 Rotary clubs in 200 countries. Club of Southwest Wichita Falls Rotarians are business, professional and community leaders working to improve lives at both the local and international levels Club of Southwest Wichita Falls
Club of Southwest Wichita Falls Our Panel Jean Hall, MC, SW Rotarian, Dir of Marketing Big Brothers, Big Sisters Dr. Ellaheh Ebrahim, CMO, Community Healthcare Center Dr. Donny Lee, Ed.D., WFISD Superintendent Stacey Wood, WFISD Director of Nursing Manuel Borrego, Chief, Wichita Falls PD Club of Southwest Wichita Falls
Fentanyl Awareness Ellaheh Ebrahim, M.D. Family physician Community Healthcare Center, Wichita Falls 5
Fentanyl Awareness the kill pill Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered, said Administrator Anne Milgram. Fentanyl is everywhere. 6
Fentanyl Awareness National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day (August 21, 2022) National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day is established in remembrance of those lost to illicit fentanyl poisoning and to acknowledge the devastation this drug has brought to hundreds of thousands of affected family members and friends. 7
Fentanyl Awareness For the first time in our nation's history, over 100,000 Americans have died of drug overdose in a single year 2020- 2021. Fentanyl deaths are projected to double in the year ahead. A staggering 67 percent of those deaths involved synthetic opioids like fentanyl. 8
Fentanyl Awareness Fentanyl is infiltrating our communities through counterfeit pills, cocaine and any other street drug you can name. There are two types of fentanyl: pharmaceutical fentanyl and illicit fentanyl. Anonymously sold through social media and delivered within minutes. Illicit Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin. 9
Fentanyl Awareness 2016-2020 2017-2018: Impacted States 2016-2017: Impacted States 2018-2019: Impacted States 2019-2020: Impacted States 11
>56,000 people died from overdoses involving synthetic opioids in 2020
Fentanyl Fentanyl Awareness Awareness If you think illicit fentanyl cannot If you think illicit fentanyl cannot touch your family, we urge you to think touch your family, we urge you to think again. again.
Fentanyl Awareness BE A VOICE FOR CHANGE
Fentanyl Awareness prevention and education is a definite power to help others make educated choices.
Fentanyl Awareness Criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills and falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills to deceive the American public.
Fentanyl Awareness Fentanyl poisoning symptoms: Slow or shallow breathing Little to no show of a pulse (heartbeat) Unresponsiveness to external stimuli Inability to talk despite appearing awake A change in skin tone to bluish (for fair-skinned people) or grayish or ashen (for dark-skinned people) Limp limbs Vomiting A change in color of fingernails and lips to blue or purplish black Choking sounds or a snore-like gurgling (sometimes called the death rattle )
We must break down barriers to addiction treatment. Naloxone/Naracan is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. This medicine attaches to opioid receptors and reverses and blocks the effects of other opioids. Naloxone can quickly restore normal breathing to a person if their breathing has slowed or stopped because of an opioid overdose. Naltrexone. Buprenorphine. Counseling is part of treatment: Opioid addiction impacts a person s behaviors. Counseling can help people deal with those behaviors and emotions often linked to addiction. It can also teach long-term coping skills for stress and help people start positive routines.
