Investigators say they led a fentanyl ring which led to at least ten student overdoses and three deaths.
– A Carrollton couple is facing federal charges in a string of student overdoses and deaths.
As we learn more about the investigation, doctors say sadly, we're seeing an increase in these incidents. Investigators say the two were selling fake OxyContin and Percocet laced with fentanyl, using at least eight students between the ages of 14 and 16 to distribute the drugs to other students."We used to make mistakes when we were young and dumb but those mistakes are deadly now," Dr. Julie Pittman said.
"Even if you thought you were getting OxyCodone or HydroCodone...but also it's in the Xanax. It's in what you think is Klonopin. It's also in the meth. It's in the crack. It's in the powder cocaine and it's in the marijuana," she said.
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