A mass wave of overdoses has engulfed the central Georgia area, leaving at least four people dead and dozens of others hospitalized in various conditions.
Investigators are saying the victims assumed they were taking the reigning Hip Hop drug, the painkiller known as Percocet, but instead, wound up taking a lethal synthetic fake yellow pill.
“It’s being sold on the street as Percocet, however, when it’s taken, the patients are experiencing significant and severely decreased levels of consciousness, and respiratory failure,” Dr. Chris Hendry, the Chief Medical Officer for Navicent Health, told local Georgia press outlets. “There’s the potential that there’s been four deaths associated with this opioid overdose.”
According to 11Alive, overdoses have been reported in Georgia counties, Centerville, Perry, Macon, and Warner Robins, but investigators feel the counterfeit meds may be sold in other parts of the state as well.
Two of the deceased have been identified as Gregory Mitchell, 52, of Macon and Amirrah Gillens, 36. Both autopsies are scheduled for Wednesday (June 7). As of press time, doctors are still awaiting the toxicology reports for the other two casualties to determine the exact cause of death.
Although the contents of the pill are unknown, Dr. Hendry believes that it consists of powerful opioids that yield an unsurprising result given their potency.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state of Georgia reported around 1,300 overdose deaths in 2015 and throughout the current, an opioid epidemic known as “grey death” has been gripping the South. Even more popular is the rise of the street copy of fentanyl, the same drug Prince accidentally overdosed on last year.
Sheriff David Davis of Bibb County admitted his department had no suspects at the time of the press conference but assured the public they were following leads.
how is this hip-hop?
Ha ha. Thats what they get lol.
Looks like Floyd Mayweather is right; it’s now ok for rappers and fans of Hip Hop to be junkies. Is this some kind of public service announcement? If not, pretty poor taste HipHopDX for perpetuating this stereotype.
Mask on, fuck it mask off lmao
Pills are probably just pressed fent. 95+% of the opiate pills you’ll find on the street nowadays (whether it’s Perc’s or Oxy) are just pressed fentanyl. If you can’t get a hold of a proper script street pills are about as safe as heroin when you don’t know the cut.
Shout everyone bashing HHDX, for spreading awareness that the drugs these rappers with no conscious rap about, are killing people. No the rappers aren’t 100% responsible, but they have an influence on young minds. Also I don’t just mean children, there are plenty adults with young minds….don’t be one of them.
There are yellow percs. Generic and name brand are different. I’ve seen them from the dr. Oxys roxys tramadols, I’ve seen them all from the scripts. What you should do hhdx, is tell the people about kratom. An alternative that is natural that could get you off of these synthetic opioids.
Whats kratom like ? I have heard of it.
There are different forms. I’ve had the tea. It’s all about dosage. In high doses it acts like the opioids. In low it is kind of like caffeine. I personally have a friend who used it to get off of percs. He had the tea. The tea is crushed leaves. Kratom is a plant. They tried to schedule it as a controlled substance in the us a while ago. It’s illegal in a few countries. If you have addiction or compulsion problems you shouldn’t mess with it unless you are trying to get off of harder stuff like heroin, percs or oxys. It’s addictive. Your body will start to depend on it and when you stop you’ll have mild withdrawals. Still better than how you’d feel coming off opioids. You can get it online. I think a few states have made it illegal. Louisiana is one I think
That shit isn’t any better. It’s addictive too. Best thing is don’t get started on any of this shit if you don’t have chronic pain. If you do have chronic pain, use alternative therapy like mindfulness and acupuncture.
Percocet, molly, Percocet, smh. Probably a bunch of dummies who wanted to be like Future and ended up OD’ing from an even more lethal drug disguised as Percocet. Make smart choices, people.
Drug houses, lookin’ like Peru. Graduated, I was overdue. Pink molly, I cant move…
Natural selection.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA#broken!ggash!t
Just say no, people. Just say no.
OMG, i just popped one of these and then read this. what should i do?? should i call 911 now?
Prepare to die junkie f aggot
YYou one merciless Mo’ofocker. What makes you think you are any better?
Haven’t you heard? That there are none righteous…. That includes your arrogant arse too mister.
Have you autism or something? I heard you the first time, you fucking idiot. And if you’re stupid enough to not have noticed, the first commenter is clearly a troll. judging by your usage of the word “arse”, you’re some little british homo. Sit the fuck down you dumbass and go worry about your own country’s problem that y’all brought on yourselves.
YYou one merciless Mo’ofocker. What makes you think you are any better? Haven’t you heard? That there are none righteous…. That includes your arrogant arse too mister.
You one merciless Mo’ofocker. What makes you think you are any better? Haven’t you heard? That there are none righteous…. That includes your arrogant arse too mister.
I love being a pharmacy tech. Seeing people come in with their fake narcotic scripts trying to play me as if I don’t see hundreds of real scripts daily and don’t know the difference, it’s truly hilarious.
U are so cool dude i look up to you
When doing dumb stuff goes horribly wrong.
Dumb asses dont even know what they are taking…but cant tell em nothing…Just say no..
Yellow percs are endos bananas the tens but people just wanna be high to be down now you down in the dirt dummy
“Dick and balls” ahahahahah! We know what on your mind! Hahahah!
This Mo’ofocker got dick and balls in the brain.
Yeah, that’s what I told the brother that asked about it further down. I said it’s useful to get off of the pharmaceuticals but addictive too and shouldn’t be taken recreationally
Currently baggin up smarties(white+blue ones) aspirin, vitamin c pills and baking soda rocks as I read this.
Why would you ever announce that shit? What are you stupid, or a narc?
Genius.
A 52 and 36 year old popping pills. Only one way this situation could’ve gone smh
What does age even have to do with it though? Smh
Perka-cet, mallah perka-cet. Now ya dead, now ya fuckin dead.
I would almost be willing to bet that a police officer was making these pills and distributing them. But what do I know? People say I’m paranoid.