Local esports tournament hopes to educate teens about deadly fake pills

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The “Game Over” tournament is hosted by Clark University Esports, and eight teams from New England will battle online playing the popular game Rocket League…

The “Game Over” tournament is hosted by Clark University Esports, and eight teams from New England will battle online playing the popular game Rocket League -- a soccer game that uses jet propelled cars.

This Thursday, the DEA is hosting an esports tournament in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the hope is to bring awareness to their, and eight teams from New England will battle online playing the popular game Rocket League -- a soccer game that uses jet propelled cars. “There is no safe use right now. Fentanyl is just too deadly. That's why this age group right now is so vulnerable. And we need to make sure that they understand how deadly this drug is,” said DeLena.found that 22 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 die each week from drug overdoses in the United States.

“These cartels are mass producing pills to look identical to pharmaceutical grade pills. They make them so well now that even the most seasoned DEA agent can't tell the difference until we get them to the lab,” said DeLena.

 

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