Los Gatos High School junior Kyle Santoro is on a mission to make sure teens and parents talk not just about the dangers of fentanyl but why kids are reaching for drugs in the first place.
Santoro directed a documentary, “Fentanyl High: The Truth Behind the HIgh School Epidemic,” and helped launch a Santa Clara County campaign to raise awareness of underage drug use.
A free screening of his documentary is set for May 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Los Gatos High School theater, located at 20 High School Court, followed by a panel discussion with local leaders and teens. One in five California teenage deaths were caused by fentanyl in 2021. Teens who think they are buying Adderall, OxyContin, Percocet or Xanax from a stranger on social media don’t know that their pills are laced with fentanyl, Santoro said.
“The fentanyl epidemic across the globe is simply happening due to lack of knowledge,” Hawk said. “The majority of teens being exposed to fentanyl aren’t even aware that it is in the drug they are taking. Education is powerful. It is better to be educated and safe than uncertain and at risk.”
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