Fentanyl is now Augusta's No. 1 killer of 30- to 50 year-olds
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, fentanyl is Augusta-Richmond County's No. 1 killer of adults ages ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, fentanyl is Augusta-Richmond County's No. 1 killer of adults ages 30 to 50 years old. During the Augusta Commission meeting on Tuesday, District Health Director Dr. Lee Merchen presented to Augusta leaders an update on the opioid issue in Richmond County. 'You can't buy a pill on the street that doesn't have fentanyl,' Merchen said of the synthetic opioid that's much more potent and deadlier than heroin. Many people don't intentionally ingest fentanyl, but many if not most street drugs are now laced with it.