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Speak Up, Save a Life (Montgomery County, Maryland)

“Speak Up, Save a Life”

Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office opioid overdose education program (US-MD) that teaches students and families about fentanyl and Maryland's Good Samaritan Law, centered on an annual student video contest (from 2023) in which 6th-12th graders make PSAs on the dangers of illicit opioids, fentanyl and overdose; more than 600 entries in 2024.

Years
2023–now
Country
United States
Topic
DrugsOpioids
Asks people to
Never startRecognizeSeek help
Strategy
Peer crowdPolicy pairedUser generated content
Channel
EventsSchoolSocial (organic)
Audience
ParentsYouth
Montgomery County middle and high school students (grades 6-12) and families.

Evidence

Self-reportedUnknown

Sponsor reports more than 600 contest entries in 2024; no outcome evaluation found.

Sponsor (who paid)

Credits (who made it)

Not recorded yet.

Executions (individual ads)

Related campaigns

Sources

  1. Montgomery County SAO: Speak Up, Save a Life sponsor · 2026
  2. Montgomery County SAO: Annual 'Speak Up, Save a Life' Student Video Contest sponsor · 2026

Research notes

US-MD (Montgomery County). Discovered 2026-10-22 for #17. No agency involved; executions are student-made winning videos posted by the SAO (2023 and 2024 rounds), not paid ads. Contest start year 2023 inferred from the earliest posted winners; NBC Washington called the 2024 round the second annual contest (search result only). Reuse terms checked 2026-10-23 by an AI research pass for #47; not yet reviewed by a person.

Record cases/md-montgomery-speak-up-save-a-life.json, updated 2026-10-23· Link to this campaign