{"id":369489,"date":"2026-08-12T19:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-some-gen-z-turning-to-the-dark-web-for-anti-anxiety-meds\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:00:05","slug":"why-are-some-gen-z-turning-to-the-dark-web-for-anti-anxiety-meds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-some-gen-z-turning-to-the-dark-web-for-anti-anxiety-meds\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are some Gen Z turning to the dark web for anti-anxiety meds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8N_UJE9SHMg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are some Gen Z turning to the dark web for anti-anxiety meds?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8N_UJE9SHMg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why are Gen Z turning to the dark web for anti-anxiety medication?<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full film here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wp7sZ6HhODU<\/p>\n<p>We investigate the dangerous online black market and speak to young people who say they turned to it after being taken off prescription medication.<\/p>\n<p>Our investigation finds that some young people are unknowingly buying counterfeit pills that can contain nitazenes, highly potent synthetic opioids that can be deadly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are Gen Z turning to the dark web for anti-anxiety medication? 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