Parents protest Snapchat over fentanyl poisonings of their kids
Parents protest Snapchat over fentanyl poisonings of their kids
Several parents gathered for a protest Friday at Snapchat, angry over the deaths of their kids. Parents say their kids have been buying drugs online through apps like Snapchat, however, the drugs some bought were laced with fentanyl.
LOS ANGELES - An angry Maria Ortega was in tears. Her voice elevated as she cried out, Don’t let any more kids die like my son… please.
One parent after another walked from a nearby park to the industrial complex where Snapchat has its Santa Monica headquarters. Her pain and that of other parents who had lost sons and daughters to Fentanyl allegedly purchased from drug dealers on platforms like Snapchat.
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Updated on May 7, 2021 at 9:37 am
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Pills marketed on the internet as supposed painkillers are taking the lives of young people who are consuming them without knowing that they contain a powerful artificial drug.
The unexpected deaths of Daniel Puerta and Adrian de Jesús, two young men ages 16 and 19, were alarmingly similar. Both were victims of this trend. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. They killed my son, they killed him, they poisoned him, said Maria Ortega, mother of Adrian de Jesus. It was not something of an overdose, it was poisoning.
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