Texas Teen Dies of 'Cheese' Overdose

In September 2007, 16-year-old Ana Rojas was dropped off by her father at her friend's house to spend the night. The next day, she was found dead of a "cheese" overdose, after spending the night out with friends. "Cheese," a mixture of Mexican black tar heroin and cold medicine, was readily available at the friend's apartment and at a party the teen attended, according to a witness.

Dallas County prosecutors are charging Victor Tellez, the brother of Ana's friend Julie, with delivering a controlled substance to a child in the death of Ana Rojas. Tellez faces life in prison if convicted.

According to Victoria Gonzales, 19, who testified at Tellez's trial, Ana snorted the drug at the Tellez apartment, at a party they went to and again upon returning to the apartment later that night. Ana, a 10th grader at a local charter school, also had marijuana and Xanax in her system, according to toxicology reports.

At least 32 people ages 18 or younger in Dallas County have died of "cheese" overdoses since 2005.

(Source: www.dallasnews.com)

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