San Domenico Senior Chloe Flynn Is Fighting the Fentanyl Epidemic
As a San Domenico senior, Chloe Flynn, a Marin native, understands exactly what teens are facing when it comes to the ultra-dangerous drug fentanyl that has found its way onto campuses across the county. She also understands the myths around it and the obstacles to getting this vulnerable group the resources it needs.
“What I’ve noticed about the fentanyl epidemic, specifically, is that every teen that I talked to knows about it. We all know it’s an issue and it’s scary, frankly, it’s very scary,” she says about the drug that can be 50 times more powerful than heroin and that, according to the California Department of Public Health, killed 224 teenagers in the state ages 15 to 19 in 2021. “But teens don’t know how to access the resources to actually combat this epidemic.”
