Prevent And
Address
Underage
Drug Use
Address
Underage
Drug Use
Lucas Beirer
Lucas was Junior in High School. He was taking all advanced classes in school, played football, worked part time as swim instructor at local pool, loved his youth group in the church, loved animals, music, cooking and shopping. He had great future ahead of him. However, his life was taken suddenly by taking street bought drug called fentanyl. His death was not expected. Only after his death we found out that Lucas was buying painkillers and unfortunately got his last one laced with fentanyl.
Underage Drug Use
Lucas lived in great community where parents care deeply about education and welfare of their children. Unfortunately beginning from 2017 our community started being infiltrated with powerful drug fentanyl, following national trend in opioid crisis. Now, fentanyl started getting into school age kids! Most users don’t know that they are buying fentanyl laced drug, as dealers often mix it to keep the cost of drug low and margin high.
We are hopeful to reduce underage drug use
We believe that spreading awareness of and educating parents on drugs will reduce underage drug use.
We believe that sharing personal stories will helps us understand what is happening in our community and what other families do about it.
VISION
All parent and children are fully aware of drug dangers, and actively prevent and address undergae drug misuse helping and saving lives of others
MISSION
Spread awareness of drug danger so parents/caregivers could educate themselves and teach children to stand strong against drugs
STRATEGY
Learn about drug,
teach others,
share stories, support and love each other
Why it is important to you?
Drugs do not discriminate; they do not care if you are rich or poor, famous or unknown, male or female, a grownup or even a child. All individuals are vulnerable to the ravages of drugs. Parents can do everything to raise their children right, yet their children may still yield to curiosities and temptations. Tragedies happen, yet lots of tragedies are accidental and avoidable. Parents should foremost learn and know how to correctly address drug use, so that they are able to discern the signs of substance abuse and act on it early. Parents must teach their children the dangers of substance abuse and addiction.
Children who learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are 50% less likely to use drugs than children who do not get this information at home.
30
%
increase in drug related death
70
%
increase in Fentanyl related death
70
%
increase in drug related death in East King County
2
x
increase in drug related death of age < 30
What You Can Do
LEARN ABOUT DRUGS