National Fentanyl Awareness Day Carlsbad Library, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA 92011, 6 to 7:45 p.m. Did you Know: Social Media: Drug Trafficking Threat How it Works: Drug traffickers have turned smartphones into a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy, and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other dangerous drugs. In just three steps, deadly drugs can be purchased and delivered to your home just like any other good or service. ONE-STOP SHOP Drug traffickers advertise on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube. These advertisements are in disappearing, 24-hour stories and in posts, which are promptly posted and removed. Posts and stories are often accompanied by known code words and emojis that are used to market and sell illicit and deadly drugs on social media. These code words and emojis are designed to evade detection by law enforcement and by the preset algorithms used by social media platforms. Remember: One Pill, Can Kill On May 9, please join us for a Community Educational and Outreach event. National Fentanyl Awareness Day, May 9 Hear Keynote speaker San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan. Listen to impacted families share their Parent Story; Karrie G., Parent of Erik; Parents Rita and Dave P., Parents of Jake, followed by Claire H., an 18-year-old survivor of a Fentanyl overdose, who will share her life changing story. Experts from the legal and educational fields will provide insights on how to help our youths deal with the ever-changing world of today. You will not want to miss these life-changing, lifesaving lessons for helping our young people today. Questions: Bob Elliott, NCADD-SD, 858-414-4262 (text ok) or bob@ncadd-sd.org National Fentanyl Awareness Day is on Facebook
