A Glen Ellyn father on a mission says single fentanyl-laced pill killed his son at college

With classes resuming at colleges and universities, the Drug Enforcement Administration is imploring students and administrators to be wary of counterfeit pills that may contain fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that can be deadly in even small amounts.

It was likely a counterfeit pill that killed Peter Jeske, a native of west suburban Glen Ellyn, who died of fentanyl poisoning last year while he was away at college at Indiana University.

Dean Jeske said he believes his son had likely taken something he believed to be a study drug, like Adderall, or perhaps a prescription medication like Xanax. But whatever he thought he was taking, Peter ended up taking a pill that contained a small amount of fentanyl.

Now, Jeske is making it his mission to educate other young people about the dangers lurking in potentially counterfeit pills.

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