Louisiana Coroner Warns Counterfeit Pills Are Making US Dangerous for Teens, Plaguing His Community

A bag of assorted pills and prescription drugs dropped off for disposal is displayed during the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at Watts Healthcare in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 24, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images

South Louisiana’s coroner has warned that deadly counterfeit pills are making America dangerous for teenagers and that fake medications are plaguing his community.

“This is probably the most dangerous time to be a teenager here in America,” Dr. Charles Preston, the coroner in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, told Fox News.