The powerful opioid fentanyl has been found in everything from methamphetamine and cocaine to marijuana and fake Adderall pills. Nearly 6,000 Californians died from fentanyl overdoses in 2021 alone. Cruelly, about 1 in every 25 of those deaths was a child 19 or younger, according to the latest data from the California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard.
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The powerful opioid fentanyl has been found in everything from methamphetamine and cocaine to marijuana and fake Adderall pills. Nearly 6,000 Californians died from fentanyl overdoses in 2021 alone. Cruelly, about 1 in every 25 of those deaths was a child 19 or younger, according to the latest data from the California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard.