Rep. Joe Lovvorn, R-Auburn, has introduced House Bill 280 to require Alabama’s public schools to provide research-based instruction on fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness to students in grades six through 12.

Named for an Auburn teen who died in 2021, the Price Hornsby Act aims to inform teens about the dangers of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, Lovvorn said.

“Education is one of the most powerful tools we have in preventing drug addiction and its devastating effects,” Lovvorn said in a written statement. “Through the Price Hornsby Act, we honor the memory of those we’ve lost by committing to protect the lives of our future generations.”