Bondi, FDLE Warn About Deadly ‘Super Pill’

April 8, 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement are warning about a new “super pill” that contains deadly amounts of fentanyl mixed with other drugs. The FDLE said counterfeit drugs have been found in which fentanyl is mixed with otherwise legal prescription drugs such as Oxycodone and Xanax.

When sold illegally on the street, the drugs look like the legal prescriptions, but dangerous amounts of fentanyl can quickly lead to death for users.

Central Florida and the Tampa Bay area are the main locations where the new drugs have been found. But Bondi said the issue needs to be discussed across the state.

“Please, please, please just talk to your kids about it,” she said. “Just don’t take anything if you don’t know what it is, because when they are cutting it with fentanyl some of these kids are dying within seconds. I say kids, but some of them are 20s and older.” When prescribed legally, fentanyl is a pain medication, stronger than morphine, and is given to people dealing with severe, chronic pain. At least 10 deaths in Florida have been linked to the use of fentanyl-cut drugs.

by The News Service of Florida


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