BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A Bellingham family is devastated following the overdose death of a 16-year-old girl.
Relatives post that she had been feeling anxiety and tried to augment her prescription medication with Percocet she bought on the street in Bellingham.
The pills turned out to be counterfeits that contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Perry Mowery with the Whatcom County Health Department says fentanyl is a growing problem in many communities, including Bellingham.
He says they are seeing an increasing amount of fentanyl on the street.
If you or someone you know is struggling with an opioid addiction, help is available:
Whatcom Hope
Washington State Opioid Overdose Prevention
I’m Hurting Crisis Chat
