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(Business Insider) Fentanyl, the cheap and powerful synthetic opioid often mixed with heroin, is now being found in cocaine in New York.

(New York Times, June 5) The number of drug overdose deaths in 2016 was likely the highest in our nation’s history, according to preliminary data compiled by The New York Times. 

(CNN, June 6) The California middle schoolers appeared “lethargic, tired, and out of it” not too long after consuming the drug, a school district official said.

The study’s authors looked at research that evaluated 500 students from affluent communities in the Northeast.

(Associated Press, June 1) Police are worried that fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that can trigger an overdose just through touch, could also pose a threat to drug-sniffing K-9s.

(Sun Sentinel, May 26) While most of the nation is currently focused on the widespread opioid addiction epidemic, officials in Florida are worried that cocaine could be making a comeback.

Check out DEA and Discovery Ed’s Operation Prevention site for exciting new interactive resources to teach kids about the dangers of heroin and opioid addiction.

(NBC News, May 25) Two employees of a Pennsylvania drug rehab facility, who lived and worked at a halfway house for recovering addicts, were found passed out in their rooms after overdosing on heroin and fentanyl.

(Wicked Local, May 22) The potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl, is behind a majority of drug overdose deaths involving opioids in Massachusetts.

(Associated Press, May 20) The nation’s drug addiction problem continues to have a devastating effect on the children of users and social services.