The Drug Enforcement Administration warns that 4 in 10 counterfeit pills circulating in the U.S. contain a fatal dose of fentanyl. FOX13
. Officials warn that drug networks are mass-producing fake opioid prescription pills, designed to look like oxycodones, hydrocodones, alprazolams and amphetamines.
These pills are practically identical to real prescription pills, but are cut with fentanyl or methamphetamine. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can be deadly even in very small amounts, and other drugs, including heroin, meth and marijuana, can be laced with the dangerous drug. Mexico and China are the primary sources for the flow of fentanyl into the United States,An agency lab studied an assortment of counterfeit pills, and concluded that 4 in 10 of them contain a lethal dose of fentanyl.
In 2021, federal agents seized more than 20 million fake, fentanyl-laced pills—more than in 2019 and 2020 combined. That same year, fentanyl overdoses became the number-one cause of death among U.S. adults ages 18–45.
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