Experts and health officials say not only are fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills more accessible, they're also more dangerous.
Two recent drug-overdose deaths involving high school students in Los Angeles County has local health officials sounding the alarm on deadly narcotics illicitly offered to teenagers.The overdose death of 15-year-old Melanie Ramos at Bernstein High School in Hollywood this week was not an anomaly. Anotherwas reported in La Puente. UCLA substance abuse researchers say it's sadly becoming the norm.
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