Teen ODs On Fentanyl, Dies While Video Chatting, Police In Fairfax County Say

A Fairfax County teenage girl overdosed and died while video-chatting with a friend, police said.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
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2mg of fentanyl is all it takes to kill someone, police in Fairfax County say.
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12/06/2023 7:31 p.m.

The girl went unconscious at an apartment on the 2900 block of John Marshall Drive in Seven Corners around 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, Fairfax County police said.

The friend on the other line alerted a family member, who found the girl unresponsive and called 9-1-1, police said.

The teen was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine. As little as 2mg is enough to amount to a deadly dose.

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