Fentanyl proving hard pill to swallow for area schools, lawmen

THIS JUST IN: A fourth death in as many weeks at the hands of a fentanyl overdose was confirmed by autopsy late Wednesday, Hays County law enforcement officials reported. It prompted lawmento schedule a press conference at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center St. in Kyle to help build awareness about this extremely lethal substance that's been appearing regularly in narcotics cases across the area, and discuss ways to better protect our young people from potentially lethal exposure. All four OD deaths reported thuis far have involved teenagers from Kyle. Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice, the DEA, Hays County Sheriff's Office, Kyle Police Department and other law enforcement agencies are cheduled to appear...

At first glance, the multi-colored pills might bear the appearance of candy to some. Inside, however, is a substance 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin. Fentanyl has become the latest rising drug crisis in America, already causing the highest number of overdose deaths of any drug, ever. People buying street drugs do not request Fentanyl, specifically. The…

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