Opening Insights
- Fake Xanax known as Super Pill contains lethal dose of pain drug Fentanyl
- Drug is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times more than morphine
- Nine people in Florida died from overdoses in 2016 after taking killer pills
- Police issued warning to Spring Breakers not to buy Xanax on the street
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by Hannah Parry on March 22, 2017, published by Dailymail.com.
We have republished this content in respect of the author’s vision, message and research.
Informational Insights
A fake Xanaz pill - which is 50 times stronger than heroin - has killed nine people in just three months in Florida.
The counterfeit drug, sold on the streets as 'Super Pill' for as little as $5, contains a lethal mix of Xanax and powerful pain medication Fentanyl with has been responsible for the overdoses of nine people in Pinellas County this year.
And with thousands of college students descending on the state for Spring Break, police have issued an emergency warning not to buy Xanax on the street.
'People need to immediately stop buying Xanax on the street because their life literally depends on it,' Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said at a news conference on Monday.
'You don't have to take a handful of them. All you gotta do is take one, and you're dead.'
Possibilities for Consideration
Take a moment and examine…
- As you reviewed the material above, what stood out to you?
- What is the potential impact, economically and/or socially?
- What action is needed to stop or support this idea?
- You may want to consider whether you:
- want to be aware of,
- should become supportive of,
- would want to be active in this topic?
Add Your Insight
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Being willing is not enough; we must do.
LEONARDO DA VINCI