Said No Drug Dealer Ever
Have you ever met a drug dealer who was required to provide disclosures to his “customers” about the consequences of using drugs?
That’s the concept behind Said No Drug Dealer Ever, a creative PSA by Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth to raise awareness among young people about the dangers of opioid misuse – and how one bad decision could lead to a lifetime of negative consequences.
This short video also provides real information about the serious effects of addiction. Opioid addiction is a public health epidemic in Middlesex County and across the state. In 2015, there were an estimated 1,526 deaths due to opioid-related overdoses.* To put that in perspective, there are approximately 350 deaths a year from motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts.
This project was funded through a generous contribution from the City of Lowell and State Sen. Eileen Donoghue.
CREDITS: Thank you to Director/Producer Joe Sousa, Somerville Community Access Television, actor Grant Joseph, actor Chris Johnson, Somerville High School, Lowell High School, Boston College professor Matt Sienkiewicz, and production crew members Nick Kolinsky, Grant LaCouture, and Rob Carlson.
*Mass Department of Public Health - http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/quality/drugcontrol/county-level-pmp/overdose-deaths-by-county-including-map-may-2016.pdf
Said No Drug Dealer Ever
Resources
- Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Helpline (800) 327-5050
http://helpline-online.com
Stop Addiction in its Tracks
www.mass.gov/stopaddiction - FA- Families Anonymous
Telephone: 800-736-9805
www.familiesanonymous.org - Learn 2 Cope
4 Court Street, Suite 110
Taunton, MA 02780
508-738-5148
http://learn2cope.org/ - Lowell House Inc.
555 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01854
978-459-8656
http://lowellhouseinc.org - Middlesex Recovery
20 Tower Office Park
Woburn, MA 01801
781-305-3300
www.middlesexrecovery.com - Wicked Sober
Telephone: 855-953-7627
http://wickedsober.com/ - Greater Lowell Health Alliance
Lowell General Hospital
2nd Floor, Saints Campus
1 Hospital Drive, Lowell MA 01852
978-934-8368
http://www.greaterlowellhealthalliance.org/ - Lahey Behavioral Health
Lowell Area: 978.455.3397 / 800.830.5177
http://www.nebhealth.org/