Public Safety Alert from Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA : What Every Parent and Caregiver Needs to Know About FAKE PILLS
What is fentanyl? - It is a deadly synthetic opioid that is being pressed into fake pills or cut into heroin, cocaine, and other street drugs to drive addiction.
What are fake pills?- Drug Cartels are making fentanyl and pressing it into fake pills. Fake pills are made to look like OxyContin®, Xanax®, Adderall®, and other pharmaceuticals. These fake pills contain no legitimate medicine. Fentanyl is also made in a rainbow of colors so it looks like candy.
Why is fentanyl so dangerous?- DEA lab testing reveals that four out of every ten fake pills with fentanyl contain a potentially lethal dose.
How would my child get fentanyl?- Drug traffickers are using social media to advertise drugs and conduct sales. If you have a smartphone and a social media account, then a drug trafficker can find you. This also means they are finding your kids who have social media accounts.
Why you should be concerned.- The drug landscape is dramatically different from when you grew up, or even from just a few years ago. All parents and caregivers need to be educated on current drug threats to be able to have informed talks with their kids
Learn more at https://www.dea.gov/onepill
