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The Dealers Are in Your Child’s Phone — Not an Alley

We warn kids about strangers in cars. We don’t warn them enough about strangers on Snapchat.

This year’s National Fentanyl Awareness Day (April 29) brings a cascade of new victim stories — and the same gut-wrenching detail: “He bought a pill on social media. He thought it was real. He died.”

Devin, 19 – bought “pain pills” on Snapchat for a cracked tooth. Fentanyl.

Max, 17 – bought Percocet on Snapchat. Fentanyl.

Alexander, 14 – bought a pill through social media. Fentanyl.

A 27-year-old – bought oxycodone online. Fentanyl.

These are not “addicts in alleys.” They are teenagers and young adults managing pain, stress, or school pressure. Dealers know young athletes are prime targets. They use Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube to deliver death in colorful packaging.

But there is hope. Naloxone saves lives. Conversations save lives. And the single most powerful sentence a parent can say is: “If it did not come from our doctor, it is not safe.”

On April 29, share the facts. Post the warning. Carry Narcan. Because the next person who thinks “it won’t happen to me” might be your child.