Fentanyl Is Silently Killing California’s Youth as Epidemic Spreads Across America
Fentanyl is silently killing thousands of youth and young adults as California lawmakers struggle to pass laws preventing teens and adults from accessing the drug easily.
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is often laced with other drugs, resulting in users unknowingly consuming it, leading to dangerous situations of addiction or overdose, leading to death.
Drug traffickers lace fentanyl in other drugs like cocaine, heroin, and prescription drugs. And many drug dealers are selling these drugs through social media platforms like Snapchat to youth.
“Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered,” USDEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in a statement….