VINCENT’S LAW
California Against Fentanyl
Vincent’s Law is a 360-degree approach to save kids of all ages from dying of fentanyl overdose. It encompasses reaching the kids through education with an in-house prevention and awareness curriculum.
Leading this fight are Angel Families who have lost their children to this horrific drug. They are leading the charge for change with their compelling stories of loss and resilience and have thus far been successful in integrating fentanyl education into state curricula. They also have been collaborating with leading educational companies renowned for their research-based successful implementation.
The critical role of classroom instruction in addressing the opioid epidemic is now imperative, as we are losing too many innocent lives. By providing evidence-based curriculum materials, professional development resources, and innovative teaching tools, we empower educators to deliver effective prevention education across all subject areas, while at the same time meeting state requirements.
We emphasize the L because today kids feel lonely, unloved, and lost, which is the leading factor to these untimely deaths. We can no longer turn a blind eye. The statistics show that 22 adolescents 14-18 years old die each week in the U.S. from this overdose, and the numbers keep growing and remain at historic highs. Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl were seized in 2023. Utilizing diverse tools in opioid prevention education addresses the crisis’s multifaceted nature and caters to the various needs of students, educators, and families. The future welfare of our country depends on this.
To date, Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia Ohio, and Colorado have joined in their cause to save our children. California is so important and if we are to witness victory, California must join this fight. When it does so, the whole country will follow.
Vincent’s Law Approach
By investing in comprehensive classroom instruction, we create a generation of informed, resilient, and empowered young people, who then can make healthy choices and resist the allure of opioids. We believe the solution lies in the following approach.
Build prevention as a priority
Empower teachers as change agents
Instigate problem-solving and coping skills
Enhance teacher’s confidence
Open a more honest communication with students
Foster a more supportive school environment
Help parents deal with this perilous topic
Vincent’s Law Added Implementations
Communication and collaboration platforms
Evidence-based lesson plans and resources
Personalized writing instruction
Differentiated instruction and assessment
Professional development courses and resources
Strategies for early identification of substance use signs
Tailored mental health and substance abuse therapy
Compliant platform for effective substance abuse management
About Vincent
1996-2023
Vince grew up in a well-established home and did not experience financial difficulties. However, he always felt uneasy about it and was not comfortable with the imbalance and injustice. He yearned for the day that everyone would live in a place they could call home, have healthcare, food and know safety. Though he could have had such an ‘easy’ life, he felt compelled to live and be in the midst of the underprivileged. He is missed terribly by his family, especially his twin sister, older brother, father and mother.
He suffered from fentanyl poisoning and died in January 2023. As a result of his tragic untimely death, it was decided to take action with the intention of preventing further tragedies such as this.