'Not my kid.' How $7 pills get Charlotte teens hooked on fentanyl
Behind the scenes of a growing crisis, teens describe drug use in schools and hidden dangers.
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'Rainbow' fentanyl confiscated in Charlotte prompts police warning to parents, kids
The drug is extremely lethal even in small amounts.
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As more teens overdose on fentanyl, schools face a drug crisis unlike any other
Fentanyl was involved in the vast majority of all teen overdose deaths 84% in 2021, and the problem has been growing. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl-related adolescent overdose deaths nearly tripled from 2019 to 2021. And nearly a quarter of those deaths involved counterfeit pills that werent prescribed by a doctor.
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As teen fentanyl deaths rise, schools grapple with their role : NPR
Fentanyl-related teen overdose deaths nearly tripled from 2019 to 2021. As the school year gets under way, families in mourning urge education leaders to respond.
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As more teens overdose on fentanyl, schools face a drug crisis unlike any other
Fentanyl-related teen overdose deaths nearly tripled from 2019 to 2021. As the school year gets under way, families in mourning urge education leaders to respond.
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Woman who lost son, 17, to accidental fentanyl OD shares story with Channel 9
Gwyn Brown is looking back on memories with her son knowing that when Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools start back to school next week, he won’t be there.
Gwyn Brown Laird Ramirez Hough High School National Fentanyl Prevention Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
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Parents say fentanyl has breached CMS + Best way to receive Powerball's $900M prize money
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Teens in rehab; CMS wrestler dead. Parents say fentanyl has breached school.
Recent arrests in the Charlotte area, including one adult who sold fentanyl-laced pills to high school students, show only part of the problem, parents say.
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