One group of students at a school in Byfield has decided to do something about opioid addiction.
The Anatomy and Physiology classes at Triton Regional High School are taking on the opioid and heroin epidemic, and doing what they can to fight it.
In class, they learned the science behind how opioids effect the brain and nervous system, and then they took it to the next level.
The students put on a concert to raise awareness of addiction dangers.
Senior Michael Talbot read a letter to heroin, written by an addict in a nearby town who later died from an overdose which said in part:
“You have caused me to make my family not trust me anymore, you have cost me a few friendships, and almost killed me several times.”
“It’s something that needs to be talked about. It’s affecting lives all across the nation, and we need to get to the root of it,” said Talbot.
The event raised thousands of dollars for the Pettengill House, which treats people with addictions, and focuses on prevention.
The teacher of the science class, Ms. Riel, says this is only a start. Her classes will take on the issue of addiction again next year.
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