A Carrollton high school student who turned unresponsive after ingesting a pill Friday is expected to be OK after being administered Narcan, the district says
"This is a community challenge. It will take all of us working together to fight the fentanyl epidemic. We need everyone's help, if you see something, if you hear something, you must say something. Together, we can stop this epidemic," the district said.
Drug poisonings are the leading killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 45. Fentanyl available in the United States is primarily supplied by two criminal drug networks, the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel .In August 2022 the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public advisoryBrightly-colored fentanyl, dubbed"rainbow fentanyl" in the media, is being seized in multiple forms, including pills, powder, and blocks that resembles sidewalk chalk.
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