(1) The Legislature designates August 21 of each year as “Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day” to increase awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and potential overdoses.
(2) The Department of Health, the Department of Children and Families, local governments, public schools, and other agencies are encouraged to sponsor events to promote awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and potential overdoses, including, but not limited to, education on the prevention of fentanyl abuse and addiction; the availability of local school and community resources for drug prevention and any processes involved in accessing those resources; and health issues, including information about substance use and abuse, specifically youth substance use and abuse.
