United Against Fentanyl

10/18/2026

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10/17/2026

TAKES 30 SECONDS TO TELL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS

It's not okay that our elected leaders are campaigning and giving speeches talking about everything else besides the number one killer of young Americans.

But we have power to put a letter into their inbox.

Take 30 seconds by clicking below and telling them to if nothing else SAY "FENTANYL."

SayFentanyl.org

10/15/2026

From Paul E. Martin, Founder, United Against Fentanyl

"I'm often asked questions by friends and family about the fentanyl crisis.

"Specifically, I'm asked what surprises me the most. There is one answer I give: How could the greatest killer of young Americans receive virtually no attention from elected officials and those in the mainstream media? Especially during a general election.

"I'm not saying all are guilty, but just how could it be that, as thousands of elected officials on the federal, state, and local levels campaign for office under the vision of protecting Americans—how can they, for the most part, say nothing about this poison that's killing our children and young adults?

"We have created a campaign so that, in 30 seconds, a letter can be delivered into the inbox of your two senators and House member telling them to talk about it.

"With just under 3 weeks to go, I believe it's critical that we put them on notice to, if nothing else, say "Fentanyl" in their campaign speeches.

"These letters matter because they're read by staffers who inform the congressional leader.

"This year, nearly 10,000 letters have been sent to senators and House members through United Against Fentanyl's streamlined portal. Ninety percent have come from parents who lost children.
Will you take 30 seconds right now, enter your information, and let your elected officials know that it's time to start talking about this crisis?

"Truth is, it is up to us to bring the sense of urgency to this crisis that is demands."

10/15/2026

Opioid Prescription Resulting in Fentanyl Poisoning

United Against Fentanyl is working on an important project that we believe could dramatically reduce opioid prescriptions for pain and save lives.

We are looking for parents whose child was initially prescribed opioids for pain and whose journey tragically ended in a fentanyl-related death. Also, other family: grandparents, siblings, etc.

We understand how painful it may be to revisit your child’s story, and we do not make this request lightly.

We are asking if you would consider sharing your child’s story and a photograph.

You can also send via direct message. What you send will not be used publicly in any fashion.

Your child’s story could help prevent another family from experiencing this unimaginable loss.

Thank you for considering this deeply personal request.

United Against Fentanyl

10/13/2026

Thank you Missy Duff.

10/13/2026

THIS WEEK, TEXAS SCHOOLS ARE TALKING ABOUT FENTANYL.

October is Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month in Texas, and October 11–17 is Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week in Texas public schools.

This week is specifically designated to educate students about the dangers of fentanyl and the risks of fentanyl poisoning and overdose.

Texas schools are also required to provide annual, research-based fentanyl prevention and drug-poisoning awareness education to students in grades 6–12. That instruction includes prevention, substance-use education, su***de prevention, and information about local school and community resources.

This matters because prevention has to start before a family experiences a tragedy.

Students need accurate information.
Parents need tools to start conversations.
Educators need current resources.
Communities need to know how to recognize risk and respond.

At United Against Fentanyl, prevention education is one of the areas we continue to prioritize because awareness alone is not enough — people need information they can actually use.

And this is bigger than one week.

Throughout October, we’ll continue sharing practical prevention resources for families, schools, educators, and communities — while also working alongside community partners, victim families, advocates, and local leaders who are already doing meaningful work in their own communities.

Our goal is to bring those experiences, ideas, and proven approaches together so communities across different states can learn from one another and strengthen prevention where they live.

Just as Walk for Lives brings people together around awareness, and our advocacy work brings families together around policy, we want prevention to be another place where communities can connect, share what is working, and build stronger local responses together.

We want those resources to answer the questions people actually have.

What information would be most helpful to you right now?

Parents?
Students?
Schools?
Counterfeit pills?
Naloxone?
Good Samaritan laws?
Online drug sales?

Tell us in the comments ⬇️ and where your located. We want to make these resources practical, current, and useful in the real world.

Prevention starts before the crisis.

UnitedAgainstFentanyl.org

10/12/2026

WATCH: INAUGURAL SUMMIT ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS

Do you care about the fentanyl crisis and the policies needed to stop it?

Last month, United Against Fentanyl convened an unprecedented conversation around fentanyl and the larger synthetic drug crisis now forming behind it.

Inside Hart Auditorium on Georgetown's Capitol Campus in Washington, D.C., former White House drug policy leaders, DEA and Treasury veterans, a leading Brookings scholar, a drug historian and the journalist who traced fentanyl to its source sat in one room. Their task was to confront what comes next.

As trafficking networks adapt to pressure, a second wave has arrived. Nitazenes can be many times more potent than fentanyl. Xylazine does not respond to standard overdose reversal. A growing class of alternative opioids is engineered to stay a step ahead of regulation.

This summit was built to meet that moment — not after the next wave crests, but before.

Held the same day as Walk for Lives, the evening moved through listening and working sessions to a closing strategy panel. It brought federal policy, law enforcement, public health, technology and history into the same conversation — alongside the families who have paid the highest price.

What we discussed:

— Federal Policy: Supply & Demand

— Social Media & Youth Culture

— Diplomacy & Corruption

Speakers

Paul E. Martin — Founder & CEO, United Against Fentanyl (Moderator)

Richard Baum — Former Acting Director, White House ONDCP; Georgetown professor; author, Inside America's Opioid Crisis

Regina LaBelle — Former Acting Director, White House ONDCP; O'Neill Institute, Georgetown

Vanda Felbab-Brown — Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Director, Initiative on Non state Armed Actors

Jim Crotty — Former Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. DEA; Law Enforcement Outreach Manager, Meta

Greg Gatjanis — Former Associate Director, Office of Global Targeting, U.S. Treasury OFAC; Senior Policy Advisor, Fluet

Emily Dufton — Drug historian; author, Grass Roots and Addiction, Inc.

Terrance Walton — Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals.

Ben Westhoff — Investigative journalist; author, Fentanyl, Inc., and Lives Lost



(Views expressed by panelists are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of United Against Fentanyl or the panelists' respective organizations.)

10/10/2026