Let’s Chat... About Fentanyl

304 South Main Street,South Bend IN 46601

30 August, 2022

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This month Let's Chat... about FENTANYL. What is it and how is it affecting our community? What is Fentanyl? Is our community at risk? With overdose and deaths on the rise in St. Joseph County, the time to act is now. Deaths from fake pills with fentanyl are surging across the country and right here in our own community. Teens and Adults are purchasing what they think are OxyContin, Percocet or Xanax pills via social media and the streets, but drug dealers are making these fake pills with the cheaper, stronger and more deadly synthetic drug called fentanyl to increase their profits. Fentanyl is up to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Fentanyl is odorless, tasteless and colorless. Teens never know what they’re getting. One pill can kill them. One pill. Come join the discussion! The time is now to educate yourself around the dangers of Fentanyl. Leading the discussion, we will be joined by DEA Group Supervisor (GS) Scott Hartz. Hartz supervises a group of investigators that enforce federal and state drug laws across the northern portion of Indiana. GS Hartz has been with DEA since 2011 and has been assigned to Albuquerque, NM; Quantico, VA; and now currently works out of the DEA Merrillville District Office. Prior to coming to DEA, GS Hartz was a police officer with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department in Valparaiso, IN, for ten years. GS Hartz has a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education from Indiana University Northwest. Let’s Chat Facts.. and snack! Light lunch will be provided. Registration is required. Must show proof of registration to enter event.