Youth and fentanyl: What every family needs to know

OHSU roundtable discussion raises alarm about potentially deadly impact on young people who unwittingly take counterfeit pills

By Erik Robinson July 01, 2022 Portland, Oregon

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Oregon Health & Science University hosted a roundtable discussion on fentanyl on Wednesday, June 29, to raise community awareness — especially among parents, school officials and health care professionals. (OHSU/Sara Hottman)

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The panel talks about Narcan and other helpful tips during the fentanyl awareness discussion at OHSU on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Bradley Buchheit, M.D., talks during the fentanyl awareness discussion at OHSU on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Honora Englander, M.D., talks during the fentanyl awareness discussion at OHSU on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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A box of Narcan sits on the table at Oregon Health & Science University where several leading experts discuss fentanyl on Wednesday, June 29, to raise community awareness — especially among parents, school officials and health care professionals. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Jennifer and Jon Epstein talk about their son's addiction and death during the fentanyl awareness discussion at OHSU on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Jennifer and Jon Epstein talk about their efforts to help educate youth on fentanyl and other drug dangers at the fentanyl discussion at OHSU on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Todd Korthuis, M.D., M.P.H., talks during the fentanyl awareness discussion at OHSU on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Tony Vezina, executive director of 4D Recovery Center, which provides peer-based recovery with a focus on youth and young adults, speaks about his program during the OHSU fentanyl discussion on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Joni Busche, R.N., a staff nurse in the Beaverton School District, speaks during the panel discussion on fentanyl and youth on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Ana Hilde, M.D., M.P.H., a child and adolescent psychiatrist with the Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, speaks during the OHSU roundtable on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Olivia Rae Wright, M.D., is an addiction medicine physician in Vancouver, Washington, who provides medical care at the Daybreak Youth Treatment Center, the only addiction treatment center for youth in the region. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)