Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for kids 17-years-old and under in Orange County
Drug overdoses and deaths due to fentanyl are being called an epidemic, which is why Orange County leaders held a special hearing Thursday to address the growing problem.
Poisoning by fentanyl is the leading cause of death for kids 17-years-old and under in Orange County. Fentanyl-related deaths in 2021 have skyrocketed to 636 in the county, a 1,600% increase from 2016. “They didn’t struggle at all with any kind of a drug, but they experimented, they took something from a friend or they found something off Snapchat and they’re gone. Just one time…just, they’re gone,” she said.At a hearing in Orange County, goals were discussed to try and save lives.
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