Montana Meth Project Takes On Fentanyl Crisis
The Montana Meth Project is expanding its program to tackle the deadly Fentanyl crisis. Today, on National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, the Meth Project is launching the first Montana Fentanyl Prevention Lesson and Not Even Once: One Pill Can Kill campaign to educate teens about the deadly risks of Fentanyl.
“Experimentation with drugs has never been more deadly. Much like we did with methamphetamine, the Meth Project is responding now to scale a public health crisis,” said Amy Rue, executive director of the Montana Meth Project. “Young people in our communities are dying of Fentanyl poisoning when taking substances that they had no idea were laced with Fentanyl. There is a dire need to educate teens about the risks of this lethal drug.”
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, seven out of 10 illegal pills seized in 2023 contained a lethal dose of Fentanyl.
Last year, the DEA seized more than 79.5 million Fentanyl- laced fake pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of Fentanyl powder. These seizures, in one year alone, are the equivalent of 377 million lethal doses of Fentanyl — enough lethal doses to kill every American.
The Meth Project’s Fentanyl Prevention Lesson is now available online at MontanaMeth.org. Presented by a high school senior, applying the Meth Project’s research-based peer-to-peer approach, the 10-minute video lesson is appropriate for middle school and high school students, as well as anyone who wants to learn more about the risks of Fentanyl.
The Meth Project is also introducing the Not Even Once: One Pill Can Kill campaign on social media to inform its vast audience of the risks of Fentanyl.
To help roll out the free Fentanyl Prevention Lesson in schools across the state this fall, the Meth Project asks Montanans to support the nonprofit by making a donation at MontanaMeth.org/ Donate.
“If every Montanan gave just $1 in support of the Meth Project’s Fentanyl prevention work, we could reach every school and every teen in the state with life-saving education,” Rue said. For more information, visit MontanaMeth.org.
