In Dallas, 'a call to arms' to prevent fentanyl overdoses

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In Dallas, 'a call to arms' to prevent fentanyl overdoses
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Sixteen hundred Texans died from fentanyl use last year. The powerful synthetic opioid is a leading killer of adults between 18 and 45.

Kathy Travis of Flower Mound lost her 25-year-old daughter Jessica Duke last year to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Travis' daughter is one of 1,600 Texans and 71,000 people nationally who lost their lives to fentanyl last year. The powerful synthetic opioid is a leading killer of adults between 18 and 45. U.S. Senator John Cornyn organized the roundtable at the Children's Health Specialty Center to raise awareness about the issue.

Dr. David Atkinson, Medical Director of the Teen Recovery Program at Children's Health, said many teenagers don't realize they're taking pills laced with fentanyl.

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