Naloxone Administration in School Settings Toolkit
Resources for Staff, Student & Parent Prevention

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Having naloxone available in schools is one important piece to manage the opioid epidemic; however, it is reactive. Another key strategy for managing this opioid epidemic is to focus on prevention. Students spend most of their waking hours in school. Schools also have a unique relationship and opportunity to partner with parents/guardians and the community. School districts are uniquely positioned to educate students and parents/guardians on the dangers of fentanyl, other synthetic drugs, and emerging drugs. School districts may consider launching a fentanyl awareness campaign and incorporating specific opioid and fentanyl prevention lessons into their comprehensive health education plan. Below are some free resources available to help your district in these prevention efforts.

• Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  • Fentanyl Fact Sheet
  • Get Smart About Drugs -A DEA Resource for Parents, Educators & Caregivers 
  • Available Publications (can request hard copies)
  • flickr – download images to create your own flyers
  • Just Think Twice - For Teens
  • Campus Drug Prevention - For Higher Education
  • One Pill Can Kill DEA – Awareness Campaign
    • Resources for parents, school websites, posters, and graphics to print and customize
  • Operation Prevention - DEA/Discovery Education – For Teachers and the Workplace
    • Curriculum – lesson plans for teachers and others
      • Downloadable, Interactive PowerPoint & Educator Guide
      • Includes Standards of Learning
        • Downloadable, Digital lesson bundles for elementary, middle, and high school
        • Virtual field trip series, student videos and student self-paced e-learning module
        • Parent resource toolkit
        • Good medicine bundle: culture-based resources and lessons
• Song for Charlie – Real Talk about Fentanyl
  Song For Charlie Raises awareness about fake pills made of fentanyl, among youth and parents. Includes video resources such as MS/HS Toolkit, flyers, posters, stickers, and social media content.
• Change the Outcome
  • A Minnesota organization that comes to schools or communities for a presentation about opioid use, the disease of addiction, emerging drug trends, how to identify an overdose, how naloxone works, and how to support those struggling with substance use disorder
  • Includes a 40-minute-long film and panel discussion (90 mins)
  • Request a visit
• Ad Council
  The Real Deal on Fentanyl – Youth Campaign
  • Describes fentanyl and naloxone facts, how to reduce the risk and social media graphics
  • Classroom lessons (taught by ex-drug dealers) –chemistry, economics, health
• Drop the F Bomb – Parent Campaign
  • How to talk to your kids about fentanyl
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Stop Overdose
    • Facts on Fentanyl, polysubstance use, naloxone, stigma reduction and implementation toolkits (not necessarily specific to schools).
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • Parents & Educators
    • Lesson Plans and Activities for the classroom
    • Mind Matters Series video and teacher guide
    • Parents: Conversation Starters to use with children/youth
  • Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood: A Research-Based Guide Publication (March 2016)
• Fake & Fatal - Beaverton School District (OR)
  • Fake & Fatal
    • All messaging, including sample public statement & social media posts
    • Videos
    • Curriculum, student lessons, teacher facilitator guide
      
      *OK to remove BSD branding; does not require any credit to the Beaverton School District. Email community_involvement@beaverton.k12.or.us if you’d like to organize your own campaign and access Beaverton School District’s social posts, graphics, and logos.
• Fighting Fentanyl – Hays Consolidated Independent School District (TX)
  • Fighting Fentanyl
    • Posters
    • Student Created Fentanyl Awareness Campaign
    • Fighting Fentanyl Video Series (English and Spanish)
• Los Angeles Unified School District
  • LAUSD Family Academy
    • Special Edition Family Academy Webinars
      • Substance Use and Fentanyl Awareness (Sept 2022)
      • Substance Use and Parenting Tips to Lead Family Conversations (Oct 2022)
    • February 2023 Parent and Family Academy Webinars
      • Public Health Ambassadors: Substance Use Awareness Session 1
    • LAUSD Press Release: Los Angeles Unified Announces Naloxone (Narcan) Will be Available at Every K-12 School
• Victims of Illicit Drugs (VOID)
  • Educator Toolkit to be use with video Dead On Arrival (Dominic Tierno)