Is Whitman as drug filled as BCC?

[Anonymous]

The fentanyl dealer who sold fentanyl to Whitman student Landen Hausman pleaded guilty today: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/maryland-man-pleads-guilty-to-selling-fentanyl-leading-to-the-death-of-a-teen/65-d613efc0-128e-4126-b797-a4477209e69c

A 26-year-old Silver Spring man faces 20 years in prison for selling a teenager a pill laced with fentanyl that ultimately led to his death.

Mikiyas Kefyalew, has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl that resulted in the tragic death of a 16-year-old in Bethesda. The case highlights the ongoing danger of counterfeit pills laced with deadly substances, which continue to claim lives across the country.

On January 16, 2022, the victim, referred to in court documents as Victim 1, reached out to Kefyalew via Snapchat, asking to buy “Percs”—slang for Percocet, a prescription pain medication. However, what Victim 1 received were counterfeit pills designed to look like legitimate Percocet but actually contained fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, and despropionyl fentanyl, a similarly dangerous substance.

Kefyalew drove to the location provided by Victim 1, where the teen bought two pills from him. After returning home, the young victim went to bed and was later found unresponsive by family members the next morning. An autopsy confirmed that the cause of death was fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl intoxication.

Following the teen’s death, authorities discovered a small blue pill marked with “M 30” near the victim. While it appeared to be a 30 mg oxycodone pill, tests revealed it was laced with fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl.

This wasn’t the first time Kefyalew had been caught with these dangerous pills. In August 2021, he had been issued a criminal citation for marijuana possession, during which a similar pill was found. It was tested and showed the same dangerous combination of substances. Further investigation into Kefyalew’s phone messages indicated that he was aware of the risks associated with these counterfeit pills.

Investigators say Kefyalew knew that these pills contained fentanyl and still marketed them as Percocet, which greatly increased the risk of overdose for anyone who took them. He was also aware that Victim 1 was a minor.

A reminder that Landen's cause was high profile because his father went on a media blitz to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs in our schools and among teens, especially with regard to social media.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fentanyl dealer who sold fentanyl to Whitman student Landen Hausman pleaded guilty today: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/maryland-man-pleads-guilty-to-selling-fentanyl-leading-to-the-death-of-a-teen/65-d613efc0-128e-4126-b797-a4477209e69c

A 26-year-old Silver Spring man faces 20 years in prison for selling a teenager a pill laced with fentanyl that ultimately led to his death.

Mikiyas Kefyalew, has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl that resulted in the tragic death of a 16-year-old in Bethesda. The case highlights the ongoing danger of counterfeit pills laced with deadly substances, which continue to claim lives across the country.

On January 16, 2022, the victim, referred to in court documents as Victim 1, reached out to Kefyalew via Snapchat, asking to buy “Percs”—slang for Percocet, a prescription pain medication. However, what Victim 1 received were counterfeit pills designed to look like legitimate Percocet but actually contained fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, and despropionyl fentanyl, a similarly dangerous substance.

Kefyalew drove to the location provided by Victim 1, where the teen bought two pills from him. After returning home, the young victim went to bed and was later found unresponsive by family members the next morning. An autopsy confirmed that the cause of death was fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl intoxication.

Following the teen’s death, authorities discovered a small blue pill marked with “M 30” near the victim. While it appeared to be a 30 mg oxycodone pill, tests revealed it was laced with fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl.

This wasn’t the first time Kefyalew had been caught with these dangerous pills. In August 2021, he had been issued a criminal citation for marijuana possession, during which a similar pill was found. It was tested and showed the same dangerous combination of substances. Further investigation into Kefyalew’s phone messages indicated that he was aware of the risks associated with these counterfeit pills.

Investigators say Kefyalew knew that these pills contained fentanyl and still marketed them as Percocet, which greatly increased the risk of overdose for anyone who took them. He was also aware that Victim 1 was a minor.

A reminder that Landen's cause was high profile because his father went on a media blitz to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs in our schools and among teens, especially with regard to social media.

BCC parent here. Grateful to the family for being open about the death. It could have been any one of us. BCC or Whitman aren’t any better or any worse than any other school - public or private. If you believe that, you are naive.

Talk to your kids early and often about drugs, addiction, mental health and building friendships and setting boundaries. Make it clear you are a source of correct, non-judgmental info about it all and that they can come to you. Pay for assessments, psychiatry and therapy - earlier rather than when they’re in trouble.

[Anonymous]

Every HS in the country has drugs, amd any parent who thinks otherwise is delusional. You have to keep open communications with your kid, make sure they know your family values, and hope their friend group doesn't go down that path

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every HS in the country has drugs, amd any parent who thinks otherwise is delusional. You have to keep open communications with your kid, make sure they know your family values, and hope their friend group doesn't go down that path

I think "open communication" is not the solution here. No kid, no matter how good of a relationship they have with their parent, is going to openly announce that they're experimenting with drugs.

The better advice is to be vigilant and to not give your kids too much privacy, especially with the phone. Drug use is usually found out by looking through your child's phone.