ADVERTISEMENT Fentanyl deaths in children under 14 are increasing at a faster rate than in any other age group, according to an analysis from Families Against Fentanyl (FAF), a non-profit group aiming to curb the spread of the lethal opioid.
Jim Raug, founder of FAF, has seen an increase in instances of fentanyl poisoning, which occurs when a person accidentally ingests the drug. Fentanyl poisoning often also occurs when someone, especially a child, comes into close contact with even a minute amount of the drug, which is 50 to 100 more potent than morphine, Fox News reports. “It’s so prevalent in society now,” said Rauh, who lost his 37-year-old son to fentanyl poisoning in 2015. “Distribution goes to dispersion by entropy. That’s the law of physics. And it’s showing out because of the mass quantity of this material. … It’s so prevalent that just our innocent children, by incidental contact, […]
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