TACO
(noun)
Team Awareness Combating Overdose
100% volunteer non-profit working to combat accidental overdose deaths among students through data-backed education & accessible harm reduction supplies
Neither pro- nor anti-drug use
The Team’s mission is to combat drug overdoses among young adults by building a peer-to-peer culture of well-informed decisions with comprehensive access to neutral, scientific data and subsidized tools to keep each other safe.
39k+
free Fentanyl Test Strips provided
9
local campus chapters in 8 states
27
distribution partners in 11 states
300+
student volunteer staff
The Problem
Thousands of college students and young adults die due to drug overdose each year in the United States (7,541 individuals ages 15-24. CDC, 2021). The most common causes are accidental fentanyl intake and mixed drug use.
Each one of these fatalities could have been prevented. Yet, the failure of previous approaches to combating overdose means these young lives were lost before they were able to reach their fullest potentials.
These preventable deaths are so much more than the young adult who did not survive - they each mark dozens of parents, siblings, friends, class and team mates whose lives are forever scarred by these losses.
the Team Leaders 2023-24
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KAMERAN MODY
Chief Executive Officer
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CHARLENE HUANG
Chief Operating Officer
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REEM ALHARITHI
Chief Communications Officer
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GRACE SCHWARTZ
Chief Scientific Officer
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JINAH KIM
Director of Distribution
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AMAN SHARMA
Director of Grants
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SAINT PHAN
Director of Fundraising
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PRAT MAMIDI
Director of Finance
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AVERY SCHULTZ
Director of Business Administration
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SARAYU JALADANKI
Director of Outreach
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ALISON KELLER
Director of Media
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TACO CHAPTERS
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TACO's Founders
“When dealing with potentially addictive drugs, we must leave behind the idea that ignorance is bliss. In our modern society we must realize that ignorance is a risk and knowledge is bliss.”
Dr. Sherrell Howard, UCLA Molecular Pharmacology
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