How often are students overdosing at school in FCPS HS? Is the problem overblown by media?

[Anonymous]

FCPS will never share this data, but maybe he hear about it through your kids or neighbor friends. Another kid OD’d at school two weeks ago and students seem fairly blasé / desensitized / unbothered by it.

[Anonymous]

With two kids in HS and a spouse that works with adolescents for the county, I can assure you that the problem is real.

[Anonymous]

Fentanyl poisoning is the #1 cause of death for 18-45 age group. Please get your head out of your arse, OP.

Kids “experimenting” these days can easily put them in a coffin. This nothing to mess around with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Fentanyl poisoning is the #1 cause of death for 18-45 age group. Please get your head out of your arse, OP.

Kids “experimenting” these days can easily put them in a coffin. This nothing to mess around with.

No, it is not. However, deaths from overdose went up steeply between 2020 and 2021 and it is a significant issue to raise with our kids and to be vigilant about

However, we don't need to make up facts.

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-leading-cause-deaths-fentanyl-154394187670

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Fentanyl poisoning is the #1 cause of death for 18-45 age group. Please get your head out of your arse, OP.

Kids “experimenting” these days can easily put them in a coffin. This nothing to mess around with.

LOL. My head is firmly screwed on tight. I’ve been told over and over again it’s not an issue. Like I said we had yet another OD case at our HS. I’m frustrated by the lack of communication about the situation in our schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Fentanyl poisoning is the #1 cause of death for 18-45 age group. Please get your head out of your arse, OP.

Kids “experimenting” these days can easily put them in a coffin. This nothing to mess around with.

No, it is not. However, deaths from overdose went up steeply between 2020 and 2021 and it is a significant issue to raise with our kids and to be vigilant about

However, we don't need to make up facts.

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-leading-cause-deaths-fentanyl-154394187670

Can we get more FCPS specific data?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Fentanyl poisoning is the #1 cause of death for 18-45 age group. Please get your head out of your arse, OP.

Kids “experimenting” these days can easily put them in a coffin. This nothing to mess around with.

No, it is not. However, deaths from overdose went up steeply between 2020 and 2021 and it is a significant issue to raise with our kids and to be vigilant about

However, we don't need to make up facts.

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-leading-cause-deaths-fentanyl-154394187670

Can we get more FCPS specific data?

FOIA

[Anonymous]

Is it overblown? How many does it have to be to be "overblown?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Fentanyl poisoning is the #1 cause of death for 18-45 age group. Please get your head out of your arse, OP.

Kids “experimenting” these days can easily put them in a coffin. This nothing to mess around with.

No, it is not. However, deaths from overdose went up steeply between 2020 and 2021 and it is a significant issue to raise with our kids and to be vigilant about

However, we don't need to make up facts.

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-leading-cause-deaths-fentanyl-154394187670

Can we get more FCPS specific data?

I can think of a few reported vehicular deaths. Not many fentanyl deaths

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Fentanyl poisoning is the #1 cause of death for 18-45 age group. Please get your head out of your arse, OP.

Kids “experimenting” these days can easily put them in a coffin. This nothing to mess around with.

No, it is not. However, deaths from overdose went up steeply between 2020 and 2021 and it is a significant issue to raise with our kids and to be vigilant about

However, we don't need to make up facts.

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-leading-cause-deaths-fentanyl-154394187670

Please check your comprehension. I said “18-45”.
Of course old people died mostly of heart disease!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Fentanyl poisoning is the #1 cause of death for 18-45 age group. Please get your head out of your arse, OP.

Kids “experimenting” these days can easily put them in a coffin. This nothing to mess around with.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Fentanyl poisoning is the #1 cause of death for 18-45 age group. Please get your head out of your arse, OP.

Kids “experimenting” these days can easily put them in a coffin. This nothing to mess around with.

LOL. My head is firmly screwed on tight. I’ve been told over and over again it’s not an issue. Like I said we had yet another OD case at our HS. I’m frustrated by the lack of communication about the situation in our schools.

FCPS has a great PR department....world class to hide the problems

[Anonymous]

I’ve only listened to a police scanner once in my life, FFX Cty mid afternoon call to Annandale HS OD in the bathroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve only listened to a police scanner once in my life, FFX Cty mid afternoon call to Annandale HS OD in the bathroom.

SMH.

[Anonymous]

A friend of my DC got overdosed at one of the HS that is well regarded (top 10 HS in Fairfax). I coached the student multiple years in different things, DC lost touch during MS. I know the family well but we lost touch as well.

I was shocked to find that this friend got overdosed. Just wonderful family, both highly educated and involved. Dont know what happened.