As a new school year begins, public high school students in Virginia will be educated on the dangers of fentanyl.
Tuesday afternoon in Richmond, Gov. Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin held a press conference giving an update on the “It Only Takes One” campaign.
Suzanne Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the launch of the fentanyl awareness pilot program for Roanoke back in January. The goal is to elevate awareness and resources to Virginians about the dangers of fentanyl poisoning.
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The administration says it will incorporate social media messaging, increase NARCAN training, and enlist families who’ve lost loved ones to fentanyl — equipping them to help spread the message and encourage families to talk about the dangers.
This comes as the Virginia Department of Education announced that it will oversee the distribution of information to high school students. It’s under House Bill 1473 which the General Assembly passed this year requiring VDOE and the Virginia Department of Health to develop an informational one-sheet that school districts will distribute to students in grades 9-12 within the first two weeks of the 2024-2025 school year.