This week, we warned parents and children about the alarming increase in teen drug overdoses as millions of kids across Florida headed back to school.
A study from the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that about 22 teens die each week nationwide to drug overdoses—which is about the same number of students in a high-school class.
Drug overdoses and poisonings are now the third-leading cause of pediatric deaths in the country, largely due to fentanyl, which is now involved in at least 75% of adolescent overdose deaths.
We are urging parents to speak to their kids about the dangers of using drugs. While Florida leads the nation in fentanyl seizures and reports are showing an overall statewide decrease in overdose deaths, there are concerning nationwide trends involving youth dying from substance abuse.
Parents, as your kids return to school, please emphasize the importance of never using illicit substances, such as counterfeit pills or illicit vapes, because just one pill, or just one use, can kill.
For more information, resources, materials or tips, visit DoseOfRealityFL.com—our statewide resource designed to increase public awareness, education and prevention efforts to address drug misuse and save lives.
Stay Safe, Florida.
In The News
Ashley Moody warns returning students about fentanyl vapes, fatal pills, Florida Politics
Study shows 22 teens die weekly from drug overdoses, AG Moody highlights risks, CBS 12 West Palm Beach
Attorney General Moody urges parents to discuss drug risks as students return to school, Florida’s Voice
Florida AG Ashley Moody Issues Warning On Rising Teen Drug Overdoses, Urges Parental Awareness, Tampa Free Press
State warns students about pills and vapes as they go back to school, WWSB Sarasota
Florida AG demands answers after report found nearly 100 potential terrorist migrants released by Biden admin, FOX News
Florida AG demands answers from ‘Border Czar Harris,’ Biden on potential illegal alien terrorist releases, Florida’s Voice
Ashley Moody files FOIA request over handling of terror watchlist in Florida, The Capitolist
AG Moody seeks answers about Temu’s online business practices and connections, News Channel 8 Tampa
Ashley Moody probes Temu over forced labor, safety violations, The Capitolist
Florida urges Supreme Court affirm states’ authority to require proof of citizenship for voting, Florida’s Voice
Over 3M pills illegally sold by medical center in Citrus County, CCSO says, ABC Action News Tampa Bay
Protecting Floridians
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Read MoreAG Moody Demands Answers About Online Retailer Temu’s Business Practices and Chinese Communist Party Connections
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Read MoreAttorney General Moody and 23-State Coalition Urge Supreme Court to Hear Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration Case
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Read MoreEvents
Attorney General Moody speaking at the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office this week during a news conference detailing a law enforcement operation that shut down a criminal enterprise supplying dangerous drugs.
