How fentanyl pills are flooding Texas -- and what the DEA is doing about it

To find out how big the problem is, WFAA took a look inside the DEA's drug lab and vault, and talked to those fighting this deadly crisis.

[@stacczk7182]

I was on these pills for about 2 years almost everyday and those withdrawals were something that I never wanna have to go thru again. I still struggle with cravings all the time and it’s hard to stay sober. Been about 3 months sober.

[@EthanSmiffmeister]

Keep it up bro you got this

[@millybadison767]

Stick with it I promise everyday gets better. I was on H/opiates for 10 years, then took suboxone for 7 years after that. Stopped my subs about 4 months ago and I feel normal again. Stay strong💪🏽

[@ClaytonBigsby01]

​@@millybadison767seven-years on Suboxone and you didn't even mention a withdrawal ? 🤔I'm calling bulshit buddy sorry but you're lying. Nobody who went through that would fail to mention the withdrawal

[@stacczk7182]

@@millybadison767 bro I’m in rehab right now as we speak. I feel so much better and I hope you the best for whatever comes!

[@bourrr]

Bruuh. How long did the withdrawals last from your last dose? Did you wean off? Or just drop stop one day ? I’m tryna get tf off this. Been on oxy for years and fent blues for 3/4months

[@ramirorivera2890]

My younger brother died 2021 he was 19 over dosed died of fentanyl poisoning. Seeing someone you love so dearly with foam coming out of their nose and mouth is something I don’t wish on anyone. But money is the root of all evil. No one’s cares.

[@bluelava4282]

Rip

[@elbertmoreno2159]

Got to work to remove these drugs from the streets, and the way the government is doing it now isn't working...

[@bluelava4282]

@@elbertmoreno2159 it’s bad for everybody and spreading fast 💊

[@ClaytonBigsby01]

​@@elbertmoreno2159you can't get these pills off the streets the best thing you can do is try to keep them from coming in from the border but that's not going to happen anytime soon

[@ericleonardorojas8490]

Who’s watching this smoking Ⓜ️👌🏼💯

[@bwm5656]

They talk about Barbie Movie more than this .. why?

[@user-ru5xz3lz9c]

Gime me the coordination of that section location!😁

[@ClaytonBigsby01]

For real I'm with you😂. We'll go in Mission impossible style .

[@qlxudi]

@@ClaytonBigsby01i swearrrr 😂😂

[@pmbdes2608]

Cmon let’s go!😂

[@elliottmarko2531]

In Dallas now sick AF that’s all I’m gunna say

[@pmbdes2608]

@@elliottmarko2531 withdrawals huh😂 cuz same

[@ParisMorman-yq4dv]

No matter who you blame you still said yes to drugs ..

[@user-ud7ll4lf6p]

I almost died off fentanyl woke up in the hospital

[@spacesoup6797]

the war on drugs has failed and will continue to fail. Legalize drugs and treat drugs users for addiction not criminalize them and if they dont want help then let them have a place to od in peace we cant save everyone

[@elbertmoreno2159]

Continued failed policies that seem to fix no problem...

[@180FiftyFive]

not all drug users are addicts or abusers. a lot of people use drugs on a regular basis and aren't crackheads and junkies. people like me don't want to be 'treated' for addiction and we're not looking to overdose. the real problem is a black and white attitude to drugs and grouping all drugs into one category as 'drugs'. its absolutely idiotic

[@Truthtella203]

No that’s terrible. Legalizing drugs like that risk war…and capital!

[@ClaytonBigsby01]

​@@Truthtella203legalizing drugs risks war? You know people in Texas on the border find decapitated heads on their property on a fairly regular basis😂? The drug cartels are constantly at war with each other already. No legalization must be a better solution than a war on drugs because we've been fighting them for forty years and are losing the battle worse than ever

[@benygames7399]

they arent criminalized no one is locking up drug users. however giving them a supply also isnt a good idea. there really isnt any good way out of this scenario. europe and canada my own country have tried and failed. it just doesnt work. not to mention if you just give free housing and things they dont want it because they like drugs not working a job and paying rent. they trash the place and leave the next week.

[@just_ben1951]

Make the testing strips available to all.

[@StreetzCultureTV]

Fent is the future

[@Imwityohoe]

Meaning what

[@RoryAppleRichmont]

You are late kid we been got rich off fentanyl 9 years ago now they have passed a strict law on those caught with just a ounce of fentanyl will get life in prison. You should have got on the wave in 2014 you would made $200k-$1M by now.

[@StreetzCultureTV]

@@RoryAppleRichmont U was born late.....the plug is ur local hospital.....they even have labels & Bar'codes

[@StreetzCultureTV]

@@RoryAppleRichmont By time 4 the headstone......Morphine will be number 1

[@user-gi7mx2fe9x]

​@@RoryAppleRichmontfacts 😂😂

[@vicarinatutu3124]

Maybe invest some money in social work and healthcare. All we ever see is cops, criminals and cartels in the news. But this is also a problem of society and public health. This problem will never be solved with police alone. It's about prevention, education and care.

[@mooknu2]

MORE LIKE "maximum minimimazation" 😂, IF that "makes sense".! 💯

[@MoneyBuysDrug]

maybe they should get NARCAN

[@adolfohernandez2258]

Don’t mix it alcohol

[@XYZ-bi9eb]

we lost the war on drugs decades ago. it does not matter how dangerous these drugs are. if amurrikkka is the greatest as so many people say, why do so many amurrikkkans take drugs? it makes no sense to me.

[@Dallasl_andscaping_.]

You might want to destroy your stock pile before it leaks onto the streets again.

[@web3wizard381]

how are the cops gonna make money then?

[@markoostojic6263]

They won’t. They want to re sell it again to make a profit for themselves. They have so many solutions to rid the drugs. And stupid leaders in this dam country and politicians are making it worse. Open borders are a big one. It’s not worth it for them to get rid of them

[@jillterry7294]

@@web3wizard381right they sell it right back to the cartel just the us based group

[@pmbdes2608]

@@web3wizard381exactly little do many people know the police just use it or put it back in the streets for the govt

[@user-ch2jl6rc2j]

If drug go ten on the commercial for patch an m30 legal only please say yes to the wire for people DEA

[@sbazi78]

Close the borders NOW

[@CharLee-cp3oi]

How is that a woman..

[@user-ch2jl6rc2j]

Made sight tip

[@ZapRowsdower47]

Keep ur focus on ol mexico 😅😅😅 CAnadavAND HARBORS.OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD ARE THE BIG TIMERS...😅😅 Dont let aganencies fool u glad i got out when i could

[@sethwhite2342]

Your talking about carfentanyl

[@dmv420grower]

Just say no to drugs

[@eidercruz49]

Yea this mindset has gotten millions arrested, killed, or have overdosed. The war on drugs is over. Drugs won

[@StreetzCultureTV]

I need 50 million fent pills......I'd b3 rich

[@michaelhughes743]

China + Mexico = duh

[@welovejoshuazanehaileymile7220]

Population control!

[@bluelava4282]

Destroy these drugs

[@user-ch2jl6rc2j]

DEA?

[@user-ch2jl6rc2j]

I am fine k

[@LittleliaExcision340]

😮😮Dea Tgey r mine

[@user-oy6xb2hh9f]

трамадол, нет проблем

[@web3wizard381]

exactly i love tramadol

[@bluelava4282]

Why aren’t these Drugs Destroyed…..by 🔥 fire….. or How to destroy?

[@obisuspect5824]

Fam are you crazy? people smoke these pills all the time you know how toxic the fumes would be from burning 11 million+ pills

[@arystenejenny7480]

Immigrants not blacks bringing this here.

[@elbertmoreno2159]

It also includes the U.S Pentagon, U.S officials, Big Pharma, and numerous other organizations and groups...

[@brucegreen5781]

Lol Blm🤡💩🍉

[@Imwityohoe]

Blacks are the ones asking for it

[@jenneth6587]

Gangbangers come in every size shape and color 😢

[@geronimomajinbro]

You and your perpetual victim mindset is pathetic, move along.

[@WithoutRemorse12]

Copaganda