Recent news, press, and essays about VOID and other efforts to educate and spread awareness
El Pais interviews Jaime
The president of Victims of Illicit Drugs, Jaime Puerta, recalls the loss of his only child after the latter contacted a dealer on Snapchat
MEDIA RELEASE: Project Precursor Act (PPA)MEDIA RELEASE:
V.O.I.D. thanks Congressman McCaul, for his leadership in countering the massive fentanyl drug trafficking threat to the United States and heralds the introduction of the Project Precursor Act (PPA).
LOS ANGELES – April 26, 2023 – The Social Media Victims Law Center,Press Release:
The Social Media Victims Law Center, a legal resource for parents of children harmed by social media addiction and online abuse, together with C.A. Goldberg, PLLC, a New York law firm representing victims of catastrophic injuries caused by tech giants, have amended the Neville Complaint against Snap, Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) alleging that Snap executives were aware that Snapchat was being used to connect minors and young adults with drug dealers who were selling them deadly narcotics as early as 2017.
Fentanilo En EE.UU.: La Otra Epidemia
En EE. UU. mueren decenas de miles de personas por sobredosis de fentanilo. Muchas de ellas fallecen sin saber que han tomado esta droga, ya que en los laboratorios clandestinos a menudo la mezclan con otras sustancias ilícitas para potenciar su efecto.
A Father’s pain
Son’s untimely death prompts USAFA graduate to launch public awareness campaign
Colorado AG Report: SociaL Media, Fentanyl& Illegal Drug Sales
A report released by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says social media increases the ease of access to fentanyl.
Jaime speaks to Teleantioquia news in Colombia
Teleantioquia Noticias conoció la historia de un colombiano, residente en Estados Unidos, quien vio morir a su hijo menor de edad por cuenta del desconocimiento y consumo de medicamentos contra la depresión. Ahora inicia un proceso pedagógico para concienciar a familias sobre el uso de opioides camuflados.
Fairplay offers action kit for children
A valuable resource called the Screen Aware Early Childhood Action Kit published by fairplay:
VOID supports California legislation
Letters submitted to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education and Public safety as Co-Sponsor and Support of AB 461 Fentanyl Test Strips, and 462 Overdose Response Teams, authored by Assemblymember Ramos.
Fentanyl: America’s struggle to contain a deadly drug
https://www.ft.com/content/bd1b1614-8407-4447-a0e3-3723368fbbf8
“Los está matando”: varias familias demandan a Snapchat por acusaciones de facilitar la venta de fentanilo
“Los está matando”: varias familias demandan a Snapchat por acusaciones de facilitar la venta de fentanilo
A message from kids to kids
Just One Pill Can Kill – A message from students to students. The students pictured below created this important video
THE ONLINE BATTLEGROUND/SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS RISK TO OUR COMMUNITIES
Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and on and on and on…simply a few of the social media sites that seem to consume the lives of our society virtually each and every… Read More »THE ONLINE BATTLEGROUND/SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS RISK TO OUR COMMUNITIES
Saying goodbye to 2022 and wondering what to look forward to in 2023?
Saying goodbye to 2022 and wondering what to look forward to in 2023? One thing we are sadly still confronting is “fentanyl!” It still changes everything, and we have a… Read More »Saying goodbye to 2022 and wondering what to look forward to in 2023?
‘Accountability and consequences have completely disappeared from this country’
Steve Filson Speaks to Emma Rechenberg on Newsmax TV National Report on 12/14 ( full episode; fast forward to 1:30:16 for the clip, or watch on youtube above)
Poison pill: How fentanyl killed a 17-year-old
On December 27, 2020, he became one of the last of nearly 93,655 Americans to die that year of a drug overdose — a record wave fueled partly by what officials say is a scourge of fake prescription pills that contain fentanyl
Informan y advierten a los padres y estudiantes sobre una de las drogas más letales de la actualidad
Informan y advierten a los padres y estudiantes sobre una de las drogas más letales de la actualidad
Muertos por fentanilo en EU, como un 11-S cada quince días
Los monólogos de los yonquis imperan en el Downtown de la ciudad, justo en la cuna de los Padres de San Diego. El consumo de drogas a cualquier hora del día se ha convertido en parte del paisaje de la urbe, principalmente en las casas de campaña habitadas por personas en situación de calle. https://www.milenio.com/politica/muertos-por-fentanilo-en-eu-como-un-11-s-cada-quince-dias
California’s inexcusable resistance to stronger opioid overdose treatments
California must make double-strength naloxone available.
