Protect Our Kids: Fentanyl Awareness with State Rep. Stephanie Klick

4131 Rufe Snow Drive,North Richland Hills TX 76180

10 March, 2023

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Enjoy free food while Texas Rep. Stephanie Klick, chair of the House Committee on Public Health, hosts a town hall meeting on Friday, March 10th at 5:30PM. The event will bring the North Texas community together to discuss the increasing danger that fentanyl poses to students, as well as how schools and families can work together to keep them safe. WHO: Chairwoman Stephanie Klick, North Richland Hills Police Chief Jimmy Purdue, North Richland Hills Councilman Scott Turnage, North Texas educators, families, and community leaders WHAT: Community town hall event to discuss the dangers of youth fentanyl use and solutions for schools and families WHEN: Friday, March 10th at 5:30PM WHERE: ILT North Richland Hills (4131 Rufe Snow Dr., North Richland Hills, TX 76180) Texas Rep. Stephanie Klick, chair of the House Committee on Public Health, is a veteran nurse practitioner with more than 40 years of experience. She graduated Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and began her career at the North Hills Medical Center in North Richland Hills. Under her leadership, the Committee on Public Health released a detailed report that included a study of fentanyl overdoses and deaths in Texas. About the fentanyl crisis: Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, is among the most common and dangerous street drugs in the US. Overdoses involving fentanyl are now the leading cause of unintentional deaths for adults ages 18-45. In many cases, the drug is made to look like other pharmaceuticals such Percocet, OxyContin, and Xanax. The need for awareness and education about fentanyl, especially among young people, continues to deepen. Earlier this month, a man and woman accused of selling fentanyl to teenagers were charged in connection with the deaths of three North Texas students and hospitalizations of six more.