According to Yale Medicine, synthetic fentanyl took over as the main street source of opioids between 2015 and 2016, surpassing heroin and prescription opioids.
Fentanyl is a crisis the entire country, including the Wiregrass, is facing. The silent killer can often go unnoticed until it is too late. DOTHAN , Ala. - May 7 is National Fentanyl Awareness Day , in which organizations warn people of the dangers of fentanyl when used improperly., synthetic fentanyl took over as the main street source of opioids between 2015 and 2016, surpassing heroin and prescription opioids.
“You could take the tip of this pen and that’s how much fentanyl it takes to kill someone,” said Jonathan Riley, who is a member withLieutenant Scott Owens with Dothan Police calls fentanyl an epidemic. Luckily, organizations like PEIR and 334 Prevention Project aim to help people learn the dangers associated with drugs like fentanyl.
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