‘One pill can kill’ | New Braunfels PD sends out community alert as Austin-Travis County grapples with suspected opioid outbreak [Video]

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — The New Braunfels Police Department is warning the community about the dangers of opioids in light of dozens of suspected overdoses reported in Austin earlier this week.

Authorities responded to more than 50 overdose cases over Monday and Tuesday. At least eight people have died, according to Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services. 

Austin police suspect fentanyl is the drug at the center of this deadly outbreak. 

“Austin’s a really close area to us. A lot of the drugs do follow the IH-35 corridor so it’s really just a matter of time before whatever type of drugs these were would make their way to this community,” said Captain Michael Penshorn of New Braunfels PD. 

Fentanyl is the leading cause of death among Americans ages 18-49, …