“She chose to take a pill—but she didn't choose to die.' ABCNewsLive examines how some parents are learning the deadly reality of fentanyl only after their children have suffered a fatal overdose:
In part one of a series, ABC News' Bob Woodruff examines how the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl is devastating cities across America, and what one city is doing to respond to the epidemic.died from drug overdoses. Although months of data is still incomplete, statistics show that most of the deaths involve the potent drug fentanyl.than morphine.
Fentanyl, which was originally made for sedation during surgery, is one of the most powerful opioids ever created. Fentanyl-related fatalities began to skyrocket nationwideinto drugs that they were already selling, often targeting addicted users looking for a more powerful high, according to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
“We are on track for it to be worse,” said Sexton. “We have outgrown our cooler. We have a FEMA trailer that they're allowing us to use as well for additional storage.”
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