Newsletter MADD Teen Influencer December 2022: Theme
Healthy Teen Talks
Fentanyl & The Dangers It Holds
The Sticker Influencer
Danielle, MADD Teen Influencer & Activities Chair, shares Say No To Drugs stickers.
With fentanyl overdoses on the rise, learn about proper uses of the drug and how to stay safe.
Tune into Episode 3 of our Healthy Teen Talks, a podcast by teens for teens on YouTube.
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The Sticker Influencer: Say No To Drugs
by Danielle Gonzales, Activities Chair
I did this sticker activity because I wanted to be able to reach out to my school to encourage them to say no to drugs. My original idea was to give it out to the whole school, yet, I learned to start by doing baby steps, and hand out some stickers that I made to my friends instead. Knowing that I decided to take baby steps with this plan of mine, I was still grateful as I realized that, although my stickers hadn’t reached out to the ENTIRE school, I had pushed myself
to give some to a few people, where that message can then be spread out to others, and so on. I was actually hoping to make them be a little souvenir to
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keep, that can be used to stick onto laptops, water bottles, or binders, that will allow people to see them. Therefore, to make this plan of mine become a reality, I needed to find someone who’d print these out for me. Despite the favor being asked last minute, I need to thank my auntie for printing these out for me. So, I decided to make several designs. Due to my target audience being teens and adolescents, I focused on creating
phrases that were cheesy, yet held great potential. Also, to stick with the latest trends, I decided to add some cute characters to make the sticker more aesthetically pleasing. Some include Hello Kitty and MyMelody, and many more designs that I felt would attract the eyes of those to who I would be giving them. If you want me to make y'all some stickers, let me know, I'd be honored to! To reach out to Danielle about stickers, email californiamadd@gmail.com.
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2 Fentanyl & The Dangers it Holds by Amelia Walker & Riley Ramirez
It’s important to know the right information on fentanyl and the dangers it poses to our community. Now, some of you may wonder, what is fentanyl? Fentanyl is a highly addictive drug that's main important purpose is to treat patients with cancer and to manage pain after surgery. Fentanyl is made with a synthetic opioid that is around 50-100 times stronger than morphine. A synthetic opioid is a
substance that is synthesized in a laboratory and that acts on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce pain relief effects. Fentanyl is mainly manufactured in Mexico, but is used all over the world today. Drug overdose deaths among teens and young adults have nearly doubled since 2019. Many believe that the pills they buy through social media sites are harmless, but many have died from consuming “fentapills.” Fentanyl is a powder consistency that can kill over 150 people a day when you consume just 3 milligrams (0.0006 teaspoons) of it. Therefore, it can be easily mistaken as your ordinary prescription pills. To be safe, make sure to never take others’ prescription pills or medications. Taking more or less than what your doctor prescribed or mixing your pills with drugs or alcohol can be very deadly to your wellbeing. Fentanyl is hard to see, taste or smell, so we need to be cautious of what we eat or drink. Thankfully, there have been fentanyl test strips created that allow you to see whether your food or drink has been laced with the deadly substance fentanyl. If you or a loved one is suspected to have consumed fentanyl, please call 9-1-1 for the safety of you or another and don't drive with someone you suspect is driving impaired. “Fentanyl is killing Americans at an unprecedented rate,” says DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. So when faced with the dangers or suspects of fentanyl, make sure you stay safe and make the right decisions.
To find out more about fentanyl, visit https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/fentanyl.
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3 Healthy Teen Talks, Episode 3
Peer Pressure, Holiday Self-Care & New Year's Resolutions
MADD SoCal Teen Influencers came together to discuss peer pressure, self-care during the upcoming holiday break, and New Year's resolutions they have to deal with stress and anxiety in healthy ways. Check out the video and share your thoughts in the comments!
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