Fentanyl Fighter

Scope Statement
Game Design Students will research and develop an interactive video game called Fentanyl Fighter. The game will be a 2D side scroller game available for free on the Google Play Store. Each level will be an informative adventure based on the dangers of fentanyl.

Project Deliverables
Fentanyl Fighters Video Game available on Google Play Store

Project Goals
Fact based video game for android phones that educates on the dangers of fentanyl while entertaining the user.

Stakeholders
FCOE, Into Light Project https://intolightproject.org, IGD Students, Gamers

Fernando Michael Sanchez
Gilroy resident Fernando Sanchez had just gotten out of school and was hanging out with some friends one afternoon last March when the group decided to recreationally consume pills they thought were the anti-anxiety medication Xanax.

The teens had purchased the drug from a local small-time street dealer, according to Fernando’s mother, Lisa Marquez. Fernando had been at his friend’s house throughout the afternoon and evening. His mother was awoken in the middle of the night by Gilroy Police officers banging on her door to inform her that her 17-year-old son had been transported to a nearby hospital with symptoms of a drug overdose.

Marquez immediately rushed to the hospital, where she was told that Fernando had died. Paramedics tried to revive him by administering Narcan, a medication that can reverse the effects of opioid poisoning.

“Everything went black,” Marquez said in a recent interview. “I can’t believe this happened.”

The drug that Fernando consumed was not Xanax, and the pill contained the potent opioid fentanyl—which is up to 100 times stronger than morphine—without his knowledge. Fernando died March 26, 2020, of accidental “combined fentanyl and Tramadol toxicity,” according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.

Fernando was an eleventh-grader at Gateway School in Gilroy when he died, his mother said. He was “a normal kid” in advanced classes. His favorite subject was reading, and he enjoyed listening to music. “He was funny, and always had something quick to say,” Marquez added

February 8, 2003-March 26, 2020, Age 17


Info on Fentanyl

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. as two milligrams, about the size of 5 grains of salt, can cause negative health effects including trouble breathing, dizziness, and possible overdose. There are 42 known illicitly manufactured fentanyl analogs on the market.

most recent cases of fentanyl-related overdose are linked to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, which is distributed through illegal drug markets for its heroin-like effect. It is often added to other drugs because of its extreme potency, which makes drugs cheaper, more powerful, more addictive, and more dangerous.

Illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) is available on the drug market in different forms, including liquid and powder

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Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.


Signs of overdose

Recognizing the signs of opioid overdose can save a life. Here are some things to look for:

  • Small, constricted “pinpoint pupils”

  • Falling asleep or losing consciousness

  • Slow, weak, or no breathing

  • Choking or gurgling sounds

  • Limp body

  • Cold and/or clammy skin

  • Discolored skin (especially in lips and nails)


Resources

https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/fentanyl/index.html

https://www.co.fresno.ca.us/resources/fentanyl-danger-in-fresno-county