Drug Education Articles

Children under 14 are dying of fentanyl poisoning at a faster rate than any other age group, according to a new analysis of CDC data by Families Against Fentanyl.

The Life Decisions Program is aiming to raise awareness of the deadly dangers of fentanyl.

The Chinese social media platform is “highly addictive and destructive,” Republican Representative Mike Gallagher said.

OC Teen Dies Of Accidental Fentanyl Overdose, Mother Says: Report – Orange County, CA – A 17-year-old girl who attended Troy High School was found unresponsive after she came home one night from a party.

Rep. Clay Higgins is introducing legislation to expand DHS powers to conduct counter-narcotics operations against fentanyl smugglers coming across the southern border.

Rainbow-colored pills are “being marketed and aimed at young people,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said.

More than 100 people gathered at Sarg Hubbard Park in Yakima on Wednesday to share stories of loss, struggle and recovery as well as worrying statistics about fentanyl’s presence in

While adult overdoses surged in the last decades, teens hadn’t seen the same kind of death rates. But now fatal overdoses nearly doubled in one year and continued to rise in 2021.

CA’s Fentanyl Death Toll Climbs, Multi-Million-Dollar Effort Launched – Temecula, CA – On Wednesday, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new multi-million-dollar Fentanyl Enforcement Program.

But often, nonprofits and volunteers are left to do the work of providing naloxone kits and other overdose reversal medication to attendees.

Authorities are concerned this type of fentanyl will particularly appeal to children and teens.

The amount of fentanyl seized nationwide tripled in July to 203 percent compared to the month of June, according to CBP data.