South Louisiana’s coroner has warned that deadly counterfeit pills are making America dangerous for teenagers and that fake medications are plaguing his community.
“This is probably the most dangerous time to be a teenager here in America,” Dr. Charles Preston, the coroner in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, told Fox News.
“Teenagers think they’re getting one drug for a party, and unfortunately it can be the last thing they’ll ever do,” Preston added.
His comments come after a 15-year-old in the parish died last week from ingesting several pills, and a 22-year-old died from taking only one pill. In both cases, the pills looked like Percocet (an opiate), according to local reports….