DEA warns of sharp increase in fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth (msn.com)
The resource I have chosen for this week is this article about laced prescription pills. Fentanyl has been a drug that has plagued the United States for quite some time now. Many people do not know that the drugs they are buying off the street have been laced with a deadly substance. This article relates to our reading for this week because it talks about the tragedies that come with addiction to prescription pills. These people were sometimes introduced to a drug by a doctor then cut off once they developed a dependency. A boot leg market is formed when people have to go outside their medical practitioner. This article highlights the complicated nature that comes with the medical community relying too much on drugs as a cure-all.
