Allyssia Paloma lost her brother, Mikael, to fentanyl poisoning in 2020; he was 22 years old. His friend gave him what they thought was a Percocet® – they didn’t know it was a fake laced with fentanyl. This is Allyssia’s story of finding Mikael unresponsive in his room.

In Sacramento County, 98% of street drugs are fake, and 99% contain deadly fentanyl.

Street drugs kill. Learn more about the dangers of fentanyl and how to protect yourself at www.safersacramento.com/fentanyl-facts.

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Safer Sacramento is brought to you by Sacramento County Department of Health Services, Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Services. This video was produced with support of the Community Service, Education and Research Fund and funded (In part) by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), supported by Grant Number 6NU17 CE002747 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC, the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDPH, or the Community Service, Education and Research Fund.