Webinar – The Role of Social Media in the Opioid Crisis

Speaker: Amy Neville, President, Alexander Neville Foundation

About: Amy Neville is the President of the Alexander Neville Foundation (ANF), an organization her family founded after the tragic loss of her 14-year-old son, Alexander. A drug dealer on Snapchat convinced Alex to buy a pill that killed him. This heartbreaking experience pushed Amy to dive deeply into understanding the fentanyl crisis and the role social media plays in it. The work of ANF is rooted in collaboration with young people, aiming to educate and raise awareness about the new drug landscape and social media harms. ANF is now a guiding voice in the effort to curtail substance misuse and redefine the influence of social media on youth today. As a representative for ANF, Amy has shared her families story and insights on CNN, FOX, CBS, and ABC. To learn more about Alexander’s story and the critical issues ANF is addressing, you can visit their website and read Rolling Stone’s “Inside Snapchat’s Teen Opioid Crisis,” chronicling their journey and work. You can currently see Amy in the Bloomberg Media documentary “Can’t Look Away”.

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