I think journalists must all be worried about looking like they "know too much" about drug stuff because even the shortest article contains basic errors. The lowest hanging fruit:
The DEA said the counterfeit pills — made to look like real opioid medications such as oxycodone, Percocet or Adderall
Adderall is not an opioid
Fentanyl is an opioid. If something has fentanyl, it isn't "fake opioids". It is opioids!