The Department of Justice is warning about a spike in 'rainbow fentanyl' as opioid drug dealers target young teens.
The Dept. of Justice is warning of a rise in what's called rainbow fentanyl- a brightly colored version that dealers are using to target teens.The Dept. of Justice is warning of a rise in what's called rainbow fentanyl- a brightly colored version of the synthetic opioid that dealers are using to target teens and young adults.
Aside from the Bay Area, FentCheck has vendors in Los Angeles and cities in New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Shold says businesses in these areas say there's two types of rainbow fent dealers are distributing."One of which is pressed pills which are designed to be appealing to kids, that have some form of fentanyl in them but they are not pure fentanyl. They are the standard pressed pills," said Shold.
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