Young people drop like flies' Overdoses spike as fake pills go around Tennessee county

A small Middle Tennessee county is dealing with a crises on top of the coronavirus pandemic right now: fake pills and drugs laced with fentanyl claiming the lives of young residents. Grundy County SheriffClint Shrum said there were eight overdoses reported in 10 days - and three of those were fatal. Sheriff Shrum said his department has confirmed the substance in fake Xanax and Roxicet pills is fentanyl, a deadly substance 25-50 times more potent than heroin.

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