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RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF ADDICTION DO YOU KNOW? Stealing. A person's brain (be it parent or teen) is severely Lying. affected by opioids and can't process thoughts normally or rationally. Keep this in mind when Sleeping all the time. trying to help someone impaired. Up all night. If someone tries to detox, or claims to have Barely able to hold a job. detoxed, the next time they do opioids (just as they A MESSAGE FROM Blaming things on everyone else. used to) they will very likely overdose and die. TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, 50-100X more Failing grades at school, truancy. powerful than morphine. Over half of opioid

Increasing contact with police. "IF YOU THINK SOMEONE IS overdose deaths are related to fentanyl. Locked bedroom door all the time, STRUGGLING WITH A DRUG OR ALCOHOL PROBLEM, Fentanyl is being mixed with many street drugs and isolation. YOU ARE PROBABLY RIGHT." street "prescription" pills causing an even larger rate Simply doesn't look well/normal: DO LISTEN, UNDERSTAND, CARE. of overdoses and deaths. Users are unaware of what they are really buying. bloodshot eyes, weight gain or loss, bad DO understand that addiction is a disease, and If a person is resuscitated after an overdose, (with or hygiene, slurred speech. should be treated as one. It is not a moral failing or character flaw. without Nalaxone), they need PROFESSIONAL THESE BEHAVIORS ARE NOT NORMAL, HELP. This needs to happen as soon as possible EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY THINK DO tell someone: parent, teacher, neighbor, school after the person is revived. SPEAK UP, GET HELP. THEY ARE OKAY. counselor, firefighter, therapist. It's okay, they want to help. DO YOU KNOW ABOUT RECOGNIZE AN OPIOID OVERDOSE DO tell the person affected that you are concerned PRESCRIPTION DRUGS? and afraid for them. Tell them when you are Loss of consciousness. both calm, not angry, and not high. Misuse of prescribed drugs can be just as dangerous No response to outside stimulus, such as Let them know that help is available. as illegal drugs, and now causes more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. pinch, slap, or sternum rub. DO request Warm Hand Off or any kind of professional help at the hospital for person Taking too many pills (prescribed by your doctor) or Won't respond to name. who overdosed and is over 18. taking someone else's pills can result in injury, - even if the victim is your parent. overdose, or death. Breathing is very slow, shallow, erratic. Lips and fingernails turn bluish purple. DO challenge doctors if they try to prescribe Abusing prescription pain medicine can suppress opioids and you think it isn't necessary. Choking sounds or a snore-like gurgling breathing and can be fatal. DO learn to use and carry Nalaxone (Narcan spray) Prescription drugs are highly addictive, especially in noise. with you to possibly reverse an overdose. teens - their brains are still developing.

Vomiting. DO NOT believe a person when they say that you In teens and young adults, misuse of depressants Body is limp. will lose them as a friend if you tell someone for reasons such as sleep and anxiety can cause about their problem. Don't let this stop you. Skin is pale and clammy. confusion, slow breathing and dangerously low If you don't tell, you can lose them anyway. heart rates, especially if combined with alcohol and Pulse is slow, erractic, or no pulse. DO NOT shame, bully, laugh, ignore, dismiss. over-the-counter medications.

CALL 911 Immediately. DO NOT give up. You can make a difference. Stimulants, such as cocaine, amphetamines, and

This could make a difference between DO NOT DO NOTHING!!!! meth, can cause an irregular heartbeat, dangerously life and death. high body temperatures, and increased anxiety.