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David McCormick: “Almost 80% of the time, the kids that took it didn't know…”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Dave McCormick and Ben Shapiro in Pittsburgh

Published | Video Starts at 17:58

It's like imagine your mom and dad talking about you, and it's like somebody reaches down your throat and pulls your heart out. It is terrifying. But here's the one common theme. Almost 80% of the time, the kids that took it didn't know they were ingesting fentanyl. Very few were consciously trying fentanyl. It was laced into marijuana or some other sort of what they thought was an overcounter, you know, sleep aid or whatever. So it is. (17:58–18:05)

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Claims 80% of young fentanyl users were unaware they were consuming it.

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