Free Presentation on the Current State of Youth Substance Misuse and Addiction May 24, 2025

Free presentation on the current state of youth substance misuse and addiction May 24, 2025

Join Hopestream Community and the City of Lake Forest Park for an important conversation on the evolving youth addiction landscape—featuring key insights on the fentanyl crisis and high-potency THC products.Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 10:00–11:00amIn-person: Lake Forest Park City Hall 17425 Ballinger Way NEStreaming live on ZoomThis event is free and open to the public but please register hereThis session, hosted live and via Zoom, will provide …

The traffickers, driven by the desire to maximize profits and chain more victims to addiction, are systematically adulterated cocaine with fentanyl. This synthetic opioid now becomes the ingredient of a new mixture, sometimes referred to on the streets as a “super speedball.” It is not a miscalculation or accidental contamination; it is a deliberate tactic, a commercial strategy that is triggering all the alarms of the U.S. Drug Control Administ…