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Make the Right Call, Stay Away from Fentanyl

Grade 9-12

OAS-HE 1 & 8

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Lesson Objectives

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    • 1.SU.12.1: Describe how alcohol, illicit drugs, controlled substances, and prescription drug misuse can affect physical health, and school and/or job performance (e.g., attendance, job loss).
    • 8.AD.12.2: Demonstrate how to influence and support others to make positive health choices.

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ABC Graffiti

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    • Form small groups
    • Rotate through a circuit of ABC posters every 1-2 minutes, generating words or phrases for each letter of the alphabet related to the topic of advocacy.

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Connect: Advocate for Others

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Connect to Content: Fentanyl

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Activity: Always, Sometimes, Never

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    • Teacher provides statements about fentanyl.
    • Students reflect and decide if the statements are always, sometimes, or never true.
    • After each statement, have students write a short justification of their response.

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Practice: “INFORM” Expert Challenge

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Practice: Decode Warning Signs

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The Sign

How to Check It

  1. Breathing

Feel for the chest rise and fall or warm breath under the nose.

2. Consciousness

Shout their name; If not response, use a trap pinch (neck/shoulder area).

3. Pupils

Lift the eyelid and use a phone light. Pinpoint pupils stay tiny.

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Practice: VOICE PSA

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Activity: Advocacy Drill

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    • Step A: Demonstrate the Trap Pinch (on themselves) to show they understand how to check for unconsciousness.
    • Step B: "Inform" your partner of the 2-Minute Rule. (Wait 2 minutes after Narcan; if no response, give another dose).
    • Step C: Explain the Re-OD Risk. (Why must the person go to the hospital even if they wake up? Because the opioid lasts longer than the Narcan).

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Reconnect: Exit Ticket

On a Post-It Note, write…

  • One fact you learned about fentanyl
  • One way VOICE helps you advocate for others

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