Education Improves Perceived Control but Not Risk Identification in Adolescents Regarding Fentanyl
This study aligns with a surge in fentanyl-related overdose deaths in a high-intensity drug trafficking region. Recent fentanyl overdoses among school-age children prompted legislative changes in 2023, making this study valuable for understanding the epidemic within the geographical context. These results suggest that school-based education may play a role in strengthening adolescents' behavioral intentions to fentanyl exposure, though additional efforts are needed to improve risk identification.
Authors
- Marylou Cardenas-Turanzas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1834-3696)
- Tiffany Champagne‐Langabeer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4186-9648)
- Bhanumathi Gopal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0318-0807)
- Christine Bakos‐Block (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9201-962X)
- Francine R. Vega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7914-0070)
Institutions
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12060794
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00