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Controlled substances became a little less controlled during the pandemic. That benefited both patients (for their health) and telehealth startups (to make money).

Have hit our nations kids hard. now some high schools are going the extra nile keep students safe. morgan radford reports. >> reporter: when tanya niederman lost her son j.j. he was just 19 years old. he ingested cocaine and he had enough fentanyl in his system to kill 30 grown adults. a tragic story increasingly common. overdoses among teens 14 to 18 reaching a record high, surging 133% in just two years. the vast majority of them caused by fentanyl, a drug that is often found in fake pills mad...

>> reporter: a story thats common. overdoses among teens 14 to 18 now reaching a record high. surging 133% in just two years. the vast majority of them caused by fentanyl, a drug that is found in fake pills made to resemble prescription drugs like oxycodone, xanax or adderall. thats why here at highland regional high school in new jersey -- >> break the glass. remove the narcan. >> reporter: they are bringing a new solution to the students. is it almost like a fire extinguisher? you break glass ...

Chemicals that enter into mexico so the cartels can make the pills. these are not just ant overdose deaths, this is about poisoning. theres pills that look like adderall, percocet, oxycontin. if you take a per that is not prescribed for you, you can die. it will kill you. so dont do it. they are all over our streets. the chinese communist party knows that. our government knows that. and the biden administration refuses to shut that border down and our children are dying. >> thank you for the wor...

The amount of chemical precursors that enter into mexico, so that the cartels can make these pills and by the way, these are not just about overdose deaths, this is about poisoning. there are pills on our streets that look like adderall. ill say it again, percocet, oxycontin. i hate to beat this down, but if you take a pill that is not prescribed for you, you could literally die. it will kill you. so dont do it. they are all over our streets. the chinese communist party knows that our government...

Truepill's might lose its ability to prescribe controlled substances. The DEA alleges it filled thousands of scripts for Adderall over two years.

Pharmacies nationwide are having trouble keeping several high-profile prescription drugs on their store shelves. The latest includes Adderall, but it's not the only one. Health care expert Seth Denson says frequent drug shortages are part of a larger problem.

Elijah Hanson told online provider Cerebral he needed help for ADHD, despite never having been previously diagnosed.

The shortage was initially announced by the FDA in mid-October.

In-person medical visit before they could get controlled substances. now medications like adderall can be prescribed through online appoints and cerebral and others have urged the government to make that change permanent. >> i come here daily. >> it is something to calm a mother kelly rasmussen opposes. she says that is how her 21 year old son elijah hanson got a prescription for adderal. >> it wasnt something he that should have happened. >> he did have other mental health issues but his younge...