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Story summary
- Researchers reported many U.S. adolescents underestimate fentanyl’s danger, seeing little risk from occasional use.
- The 2025 Monitoring the Future survey of 4,000 students found only 48% of 8th-graders, 64% of 10th-graders and 70% of 12th-graders perceived risk from occasional use.
- Between 9% and 17% said they lacked knowledge to assess fentanyl’s risk.
- Fentanyl, linked to at least 75% of adolescent overdose deaths, accounts for most teen exposure through counterfeit pills.
