Fentanyl-related deaths up in Horry County
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WPDE) — It’s killing celebrities and people here in Horry County. The CDC says Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the US and the Horry County coroner says it’s becoming the deadliest drug right here at home. It’s something people don’t even know they’re using
“We’ve seen it mixed with crack cocaine, and we’ve also seen marijuana laced with Fentanyl,” said Lt. Jamie DeBari, who is a narcotics detective with the Horry County Police Department.
“Fentanyl is extremely strong and it’s just more than your system can handle sometimes,” said Coroner Robert Edge.
It’s fairly new to the coroner and to police.
“It was mainly prescription drugs, some heroin, a little cocaine, but in 2015, Fentanyl started popping up,” said Edge.
It caught the coroner’s eye because it’s a killing culprit.
“Fifty percent of all our drug cases have Fentanyl,” said Edge.
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