A single pill laced with fentanyl could kill someone. | @danilo.alvesd/Unsplash
A single pill laced with fentanyl could kill someone. | @danilo.alvesd/Unsplash
Health officials in Georgia are raising awareness of a recent surge in overdoses connected to an increased amount of fentanyl-laced drugs.
Dr. Laura Edison, an epidemic intelligence service officer with the Georgia Department of Health, said that fentanyl has made its way into drugs sold on the streets, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
"Fentanyl has been increasing in the drug supply over several years and it's hit an epidemic level right now," Edison told Fox 5 Atlanta.
Drug Enforcement Administration agents have been doing their part to try to get fentanyl off the streets, an effort that was highlighted with the seizure of 9,000 fentanyl-laced pills in Atlanta in just one day, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation recently teamed up for a large drug bust where investigators seized a quarter kilogram of fentanyl in addition to other drugs, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
Edison said that a single pill laced with fentanyl could kill someone and encouraged anyone who believes someone might be overdosing to call 911 right away, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
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