Fentanyl mass overdoses are at an all-time high as dealers lace drugs with the highly-addictive opioid. Users have no idea they’re taking the deadly drug, and deaths from it are accelerating out of control. The Drug Enforcement Administration is sending out an urgent warning.
) - Fentanyl mass overdoses are at an all-time high as dealers lace drugs with the highly-addictive opioid. Users have no idea they’re taking the deadly drug, and deaths from it are accelerating out of control.“We are in a crisis right now. It is hitting our country very hard at an unprecedented rate,” said Towanda Thorne-James, AL DEA Assistant Agent in Charge. “Specific to Alabama -- absolutely -- Fentanyl is all over the entire state.
Fentanyl mass overdoses -- meaning three or more occurring around the same time and location -- have been investigated recently in at least 7 U.S. cities resulting in nearly 60 overdoses and 28 deaths. Cities impacted include Wilton Manors, Florida; Austin, Texas; Cortez, Colorado; Commerce City, Colorado; Omaha, Nebraska; St. Louis, Missouri; and Washington, D.C. While none of the recent mass overdoses have happened in Alabama -- they say it’s just a matter of time.
Even the smallest amount can be deadly. As the DEA works to get ahead of the deadly problem -- they’re not only warning the buyer to beware -- but throwing resources to help identify and go after the dealers.
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