The student died at home, but for the past year, Hays CISD has been taking an active role in informing people in the district of the dangers of fentanyl.HAYS COUNTY, Texas — The death of a 15-year-old in Hays County is being investigated as a possible fentanyl related death., Hays Consolidated ISD Superintendent Eric Wright reported that the death from earlier in the week was being investigated as a fentanyl overdose.
She said the experience taught her that fentanyl does not discriminate; that it’s just as likely to impact a families like hers as it any stereotypical ‘addict’ from the ‘wrong side of the tracks.’ She says fentanyl can be found in counterfeit versions of drugs like Adderall, Xanax, or Percocet, which treat ADHD, anxiety and pain respectively. But, she said, it doesn’t matter what effect someone is after if the counterfeit contains a lethal dose of fentanyl. A story about a college student stuck with her in particular.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug with FDA approval that is sometimes used to treat pain after surgery or to treat patients with chronic severe pain.lists it as a Schedule II controlled substance. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin.