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17 kids have died from fentanyl in Pima County already this year
17 kids died in all of 2020 from opioid overdoses.
and last updated 2021-07-17 01:50:02-04
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) â I just kind of lost myself completely, Alex Smith, a recovered opioid addict, said. All it was everyday was look for loose change, find any money I can, borrow money, or lie about what I need the money for just to get that one bit.
Smith, was one of the teenagers in Pima County that was hooked on opioids. He said it started with alcohol and marijuana and then he turned to harder drugs as he got older. Eventually he started to use fentanyl.