fentanyl

‘Russian Roulette’: Fentanyl Overdoses Double

WATCH – HEARTS BREAKING ON EVERY SPIN –

Nov. 11, 2021 – Police and paramedics are alarmed by a recent surge in fentanyl overdoses, which have nearly doubled in Fort Worth over the past three months compared to last year, according to the ambulance service MedStar.

Fentanyl is often mixed in opioids which are sold on the street as pills, and a tiny amount can kill. Rachael Wright of Crowley knows all too well about how dangerous the drug is. Her 16-year-old son Luke died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year.

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