'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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Behind the scenes of a growing crisis, teens describe drug use in schools and hidden dangers.
The drug is extremely lethal even in small amounts.
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 weren't prescribed by a doctor.
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.
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.