As the fentanyl crisis rages on, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is partnering with the Boerne Independent School District to target the youths disproportionately impacted by the street-sale of the substance.
With the prevalence of fentanyl in street drugs skyrocketing, as the Drug Enforcement Agency stated 40 percent of confiscated narcotics tested positive for fentanyl, and the Centers for Disease Control identifying fentanyl as the leading cause of death in Americans aged 18 to 45, Roy is taking a strong stance and working to get the message out there: Don’t take medication that isn’t prescribed to you from a doctor.
“It’s the number one cause of death in 18- to 45-year-olds,” Roy told The Star. “That’s obviously a young cohort that shouldn’t be dying.”