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FENTANYL IS BECOMING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO KIDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, RAISING ALARMS FOR
PARENTS


THE DEADLY DRUG HAS BEEN FOUND IN VAPE PENS ON HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES IN RECENT
MONTHS.


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THERE’S GROWING CONCERN THAT FENTANYL IS BECOMING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO KIDS

Health officials say fentanyl isn’t just killing people in the substance abuse
community, it’s also killing children who aren’t even aware they're taking it.

Columbia, S.C. – Health officials say fentanyl isn’t just killing people in the
substance abuse community, it’s also killing children who aren’t even aware
they're taking it. 




The deadly drug has been found in vape pens on high school campuses in recent
months. And officials have a growing concern that middle school, high school,
and college-aged kids are being targeted as criminals make fentanyl pills
disguised as oxycodone, Adderall, and Xanax. 

Jamie Puerta's only child, Daniel, was 16 when he died after taking a pill
containing a lethal dose of fentanyl. 



CALIFORNIA DAD WHO LOST DAUGHTER TO FENTANYL POISING SENDS MESSAGE TO BIDEN



"I walked into my son’s room at 8 o clock in the morning and found him dead,"
Puerta said. 



The Santa Clarita, California, resident is now dedicated to keeping the drug out
of the hands of young people.

"I’ll never see him get married or have a family of his own. I will never be a
grandfather," Puerta said.



Officials have a growing concern that middle school, high school, and
college-aged kids are being targeted as criminals make fentanyl pills disguised
as Oxycodone, Adderall, and Xanax.  (Cary Quashen)

Last month, police confiscated vape pens laced with fentanyl from students at
least two American high schools. One in Madisonville, Tennessee, and another in
Norwalk, Connecticut. 

19-year-old Johan Pleitez of El Monte, California says the problem is common.
He’s in rehab after overdosing on fentanyl.



"I’m a youngster myself, so I know a lot of people that do that at school, you
know, it’s bad. They don’t know what they’re smoking anymore," Pleitez said.




When asked how most students get their hands on illicit drugs like Fentanyl,
Pleitez said "Snapchat, Instagram, people from their school, it’s everywhere."

"Too many children are dying, and there should be no reason for this," Puerta
said.

Puerta says his son Daniel bought the fatal pill through a dealer on Snapchat
thinking it was oxycodone. 




Oxycodone is the generic name for a range of opioid painkillers (iStock)

"I’m seeing kids, 16-year-old kids, that are buying drugs on the internet. These
drugs are being dropped off to their homes," said Cary Quashen, owner of Action
Drug Rehab in Santa Clarita, CA.

Puerta says his son consumed half a pill and it took his life.

"Do I condone his decision of wanting to self-medicate during the pandemic or
wanting to take a pill? Absolutely not. I do not condone it. But he certainly
did not deserve to die for making that decision," Puerta said.



Sarah Goldsby, with the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug
Abuse Services (DAODAS), says there’s growing concern about fentanyl use in
middle, high school, and college students.




GOP HOUSE DOCTORS CAUCUS PRESSURES MAYORKAS ON FENTANYL AS OPIOID EPIDEMIC
SURGES

"These drugs look like Adderall which is a very commonly misused prescription
drug by our college students."



Although Goldsby says the U.S. has never seen a drug this threatening before,
she says it’s important to remember that there is always hope.

Fentanyl pills. (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration)

"There’s no shame in asking for help, help is available and lots of people are
recovering from opioid use disorder," she said.



It’s not only young people. Fentanyl kills more adults age 18-45 than anything
else in the U.S., according to CDC data, and anxieties from the pandemic have
likely been making the problem worse. 



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"These drugs are not regulated at all. They’re manufactured in the back of
someone’s truck, apartment, bathroom," Goldsby said.



Those who are looking for treatment options can call the national Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) hotline at
1-800-662-help.




Austin Westfall joined Fox News in 2021 as a multimedia reporter in Charlotte.



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