DEA Outreach Coordinator Rich Grosfelt will be conducting a Fentanyl Update presentation which is designed to create an awareness and understanding of today’s dangerous fentanyl situation. To be discussed will be the types/origins of fentanyl; it’s role in drug overdose deaths; why the emergence of fentanyl; fake prescription pills; and what part social media plays in fentanyl distribution. Today’s marijuana (potency, concentrates and vaping), synthetic psychoactive substances (K2, Spice, Bath Salts) and methamphetamine, will also be discussed.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Understand what part fentanyl is playing in overdose deaths and what constitutes a lethal dose
Discuss the types and origins of fentanyl
Learn how and why fentanyl is being made into fake prescription pills
Recognize the role social media plays in the distribution of fentanyl
Examine how today’s marijuana has evolved through its potency & concentrates
Identify synthetic psychoactive substances
Look at the reemergence of methamphetamine