Synthetic opioids such as Fentanyl are now the most common drugs involved in overdose deaths in the United States. Abuse, addiction, and deaths due to Fentanyl are increasingly prevalent among young people.
Social media platforms are increasingly becoming the settings of illegal drug transactions, including for teenagers who are unknowingly getting fentanyl-laced pills. A new type of brightly colored "rainbow” fentanyl has been found in the U.S., including in California. Any pill, regardless of its color, shape, or size, that does not come from a healthcare provider or pharmacist can potentially contain fentanyl and be deadly.
In response to the opioid crisis, the Liberty Union High School District stocks the life-saving medication used to reverse an opioid overdose, Narcan on all campuses.
