In 2024, during my senior year at [your high school], I started to notice the bathrooms. Between classes, smoke and vapor hung in the air, and most people just walked past. At first, so did I. [Add what you personally saw or heard.]

Then I sat down in an opioid prevention class at the [your county] Health Department. I learned that an overdose can happen to anyone, and that something as simple as naloxone can bring a person back. [Add one fact or moment that stayed with you.]

I walked out thinking about those bathrooms, and about every student who had no one their age telling them the truth. I couldn't stop thinking about it. [Add what made you decide to act.]

That decision became United Against Opioids: a student-led network, backed by real research, that meets people where they are and gives them the skills to help. We are just getting started, and we would love for you to join us.