National Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Campaign

Continued
CLOSE YOUR EYES #2
Your son or daughter is picked up with drugs (under a 10-day supply.) In
Oregon, your child will be given a citation with a $100 fine and receive a
phone number with a 24/7 hotline. The $100 fine is waived if your child
receives a medical evaluation to determine if they have an addiction.
Your child can get help or treatment immediately or reject it without any
penalty. If your child needs withdrawal or cravings medication they can
go to the emergency room right away without fear. If your child rejects
help they will just pay the $100 fine.
Your child may not be ready for treatment. With this system in Portugal
83% accept the help or treatment and only 5% ever return.
These common scenarios are killing 270 kids a day in America. The land
of the free. Now your child is a criminal on top of having a life
threatening disease and the risk of fentanyl poisoning. Climbing this
mountain when you are suffering is way too hard if not impossible.
Possession for small amounts usually do not end up in the drug courts.
We will still have drug courts for more serious offenses. But, why not get
people help earlier? At the beginning of their addiction. On their first
brush with the law.
Studies show that treatment works best when a person chooses to get
treatment. Not when they are hammered into it.
Global Recovery Movement Email: info@grmovement.org
46