In practice, the law raises charges by one degree — for instance, a second-degree charge now becomes a first-degree charge — if social media plays a role in the crime. “Following the tragedy, the school district interviewed overdose victims, and nearly all had obtained these counterfeit pills through social media,” Representative Rafael Anchía, a Democrat of Dallas, said. In 2024, Soliz, who admitted to personally selling 1,500 fentanyl pills to minors and adults, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. The Drug Enforcement Administration warns that drug dealers are increasingly turning to social media platforms to sell fentanyl pills that have been fabricated to resemble popular prescription drugs like Xanax and Adderall. In 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed a law that classifies fentanyl overdoses as “poisonings,” which could result in fentanyl suppliers being hit with murder charges.