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Fentanyl: The Deadliest High

“The Deadliest High”

Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference fentanyl awareness campaign (US-TN), launched September 2020 for 13- to 18-year-olds after focus groups with middle and high schoolers, using social media, school outreach and video stories of Tennesseans affected by addiction; the campaign site is still online.

Years
2020–now
Country
United States
Topic
DrugsOpioids
Asks people to
Never startRecognize
Strategy
Fear appealTestimonial
Channel
SchoolSocial (organic)Social (paid)Website
Audience
Youth
Tennesseans aged 13-18

Evidence

NoneUnknown

Sponsor (who paid)

Credits (who made it)

Not recorded yet.

Executions (individual ads)

Sources

  1. Knox County DA: District Attorney General Charme Allen fights fentanyl to save lives (8 Sep 2020) sponsor · 2020
  2. NewsChannel 5: New awareness campaign hopes to educate teens about dangers of fentanyl (5 Oct 2020) news · 2020
  3. TNDAGC: The Deadliest High sponsor

Research notes

US-TN (statewide; Knox County DA among participants). Discovered 2026-10-22 for #17. Unverified (no page found that credits the agency): no agency named. Inclusion in the 2021-2026 inventory rests on the campaign site staying live (Wayback 2026); the TNDAGC YouTube RSS shows no new campaign videos after Dec 2020. Story video years unknown (on the campaign page; oEmbed confirmed). Funding not stated; no settlement funding found. Procurement search 2026-10-22: no award or contract naming a vendor for this campaign was found (USAspending subawards, state/local procurement and spending portals where searchable, settlement reports, web search).

Record cases/tn-fentanyl-the-deadliest-high.json, updated 2026-10-22· Link to this campaign