SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) – The group of Santa Rosa is mourning the lack of two youngsters this week who died from fentanyl overdoses. Hurt discount advocates say now’s the time to coach teenagers to keep away from one other demise.
Charlie Ternan was a senior at Santa Clara College when he died of a fentanyl overdose. His dad and mom Ed and Mary Ternan shaped the nonprofit Tune For Charlie in his reminiscence to coach younger folks concerning the dangers of drug use.
“A lot of young people are dying essentially from a lack of information, so if we can get good information out to them we think we can prevent some tragedies,” Ed stated.
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Tragedies together with what occurred Saturday in Santa Rosa when an 18-year-old man and 16-year-old lady had been discovered lifeless from fentanyl overdoses.
Family and friends have laid flowers and playing cards at Montgomery Excessive College and Santa Rosa Excessive College the place the 2 had been college students. Ternan says there are a number of instruments to forestall one other demise, Narcan included.
“Every student should have Narcan in their backpack. Every family should have Narcan in their medicine chest. It is a life-saving anecdote to an opioid overdose,” Ed stated.
Ternan says the present drug panorama is a minefield filled with dangers. His first lesson for youths is to keep away from the danger by not utilizing, however he is aware of that gained’t work for everybody.
He travels to about 4 faculties a month to speak about issues like fentanyl testing strips, Narcan and his son’s story. He thinks Charlie would nonetheless be alive if he had the best drug schooling taught to him.
“Young people are at high risk and are overdosing and many instances dying because they are getting fentanyl unknowingly when they are looking for something else,” he stated.
