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Free From Fentanyl Pledge

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Take the Pledge

The Fentanyl Awareness Lac Courte Oreilles Nation (FALCON) project encourages everyone to Take the Pledge against fentanyl and to join together in supporting a strong community that is drug free.

Our goal is to create awareness about the impact of fentanyl, to offer resources that support and educate our people, and use the strength of our community to saves lives.

If you or someone you know is actively using illegal or illicit drugs, remind them about FALCON and ask them to sign the Free From Fentanyl Pledge. Let’s pledge to end this outbreak together.

What is Fentanyl?

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid painkiller used for treating severe pain. Unless administered by a medical professional or prescribed and used under the supervision of a doctor, it can be deadly.

Outside of the medical field, fentanyl is illegally made and used in street drugs and fake prescription pills. It is combined with other drugs in random concentrations to make them cheaper, more powerful, more addictive, and more dangerous. These factors put users at risk of an overdose.

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Did You Know?

Fentanyl is
0 x
stronger than heroin.

Source: dea.gov

Fentanyl is
0 x
more potent than morphine.

Source: dea.gov

Fentanyl is
# 10
on the list of biggest killers of 18-24 year-olds in the U.S.

Source: cdc.gov

Fentanyl is the
# 10  killer
of 24-54 year-old Wisconsin residents.

Source: forward-analytics.net

Fentanyl is connected to
0 %
of overdoses in the U.S.

Source: dea.gov

Fentanyl is involved in

more deaths

of Americans under 50 than any other cause of death.

Source: cdc.gov

Native Americans
have a higher death rate to fentanyl overdose than any other racial group.

Source: cdc.gov

0  mg
of fentanyl is all it takes to overdose - that's around 2 grains of salt.

Source: dea.gov

1  out of 10
pills laced with fentanyl contain a potentially lethal dose.

Source: dea.gov

0 + Million
lethal doses of fentanyl was seized by the DEA in 2023 - enough to kill every American.

Source: dea.gov

Over  0
people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

Source: cdc.gov

0 %
of overdose deaths happened inside a home.

Source: cdc.gov

0 %
of overdose deaths happened with a bystander present.

Source: cdc.gov

Fentanyl is commonly found in street drugs like meth, cocaine, and heroin, as well as in fake prescription pills that resemble pain relievers (Vicodin®, Percocet®), depressants (Valium®, Xanax®) and stimulants (Adderall®).

Source: dea.gov

Save a Life

Call 911

Don’t be afraid to call 911 if you witness an overdose. Under Wisconsin’s Good Samaritan Law, if you in good faith help someone who is overdosing, you may have protection from legal action.

Carry naloxone (NARCAN®)

This over-the-counter nasal spray can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose for 60-90 minutes, which can give emergency services more time to get to someone who has overdosed.

Test for fentanyl

Fentanyl test strips are a tool that can reduce the risk of a fentanyl overdose. They typically give results within 5 minutes, which can be the difference between life or death.

Fentanyl and Xylazine

Xylazine is a non-opioid animal tranquilizer that has been found mixed with fentanyl and other drugs to make drugs cheaper, more powerful, more long-lasting, and more addictive. Like fentanyl, it doesn’t take much xylazine to overdose. Unlike fentanyl, a xylazine overdose can’t be reversed by naloxone. Combined with fentanyl or other synthetic opioids, xylazine can increase the likelihood of a fatal overdose.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Symptoms of an overdose include:

  • Confusion
  • Falling asleep or losing consciousness
  • Difficult to wake up
  • Pinpoint pupils
  • Clammy skin
  • Blue or pale lips or fingernails
  • Choking or gurgling sounds
  1. Call 911 immediately.*
  2. Administer naloxone, if available.**
  3. Try to keep the person awake and breathing.
  4. Lay the person on their side to prevent choking.
  5. Stay with the person until emergency assistance arrives.

*Most states have laws that may protect a person who is overdosing or the person who called for help from legal trouble.

** Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse the effects of opioid overdose and save lives. It is available in all 50 states and can be purchased from a local pharmacy without a prescription in most states.

Naloxone is available for free through the Lac Courte Oreilles Community Health Center after attending a training session. In Wisconsin, naloxone is widely available as a nasal spray (under the brand name NARCAN®) or as an injection. The nasal spray is available over the counter through many pharmacies and can be purchased without a prescription. It is also available at no cost through by mail and in vending machines in many public places.

Maps with locations for finding naloxone in Wisconsin can be found at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website and at  the 211 Wisconsin website.

Fentanyl test strips are available at the Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) Community Health Center at no cost. The state of Wisconsin also offers fentanyl test strips through the mail and in public vending machines at no cost.

Maps with locations for finding fentanyl test strips can be found at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website and at the 211 Wisconsin website.

For all mental health or medical emergencies, call 911 or any hospital emergency room.

Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center

11040 N. State Road 77
Hayward, WI 54843
1.715.934.4321

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center 

1615 Maple Lane
Ashland, WI 54806
715.685.5500

Bizhiki Wellness Center

Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
1.715558.7883
1.715.699.1916

Substance Use and Mental Health Detox and Impatient Treatment

Procedure and Process for Detoxification and/or Inpatient Treatment

  1. To determine your level of care, contact LCO-CHC Behavioral Health Department and ask for Eunice Zamora.
    8:00 am to 4:30 pm: 715.588.7883
    After Hours/Weekends: 715.638.6414
  2. Complete Intake with Eunice to determine level of care and/or available facility for detox and/or inpatient. Assist and arrange for transportation to facility.
  3. Continue contact with LCO-CHC Behavioral Health and facility counselor throughout the process.
  4. Plan follow-up care and  schedule outpatient therapy, sober living facility, medication-assisted treatment, and other services to assure continued recovery.

For additional information, contact:

Eunice Zamora
Work Phone:1.715.699.1922
Work Cell: 1.715.638.6414
ezamora@lcohc.com

MAT Clinic

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the use of medications in a combination with counseling and behavioral therapies for the treatment of substance use disorder. The MAT program through the Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) Community Health Center is a whole-person approach that provides effective treatment for substance use disorder. For more information, visit lco-nsn.gov/matclinic.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

988
Text HOME to 741741 to access text support.

For a more comprehensive collection of recovery resources, visit FindTreatment.gov.

About FALCON

Fentanyl Awareness for Lac Courte Oreilles Nation (FALCON) is a collaboration to raise awareness about drugs laced with fentanyl. People are dying from overdoses at alarming rates, and many because fentanyl is unknowingly mixed into the illegal drugs and fake prescription pills that they are using.

If you or someone you know is actively using illegal or illicit drugs, remind them about FALCON and ask them to sign the Free From Fentanyl Pledge.

How has fentanyl affected you?

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