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The synthetic drug Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of eighteen and forty five. The number of Alabamians who overdosed on the opioid in the year 2021 was fourteen hundred.
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The state of Nevada may follow the lead of Alabama lawmakers when it comes to the possession of the drug Fentanyl. A Senate committee in the so called “silver state” heard two bills this week that could reduce the among of the drug needed to be eligible for a charge of drug trafficking
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Alabama lawmakers have approved harsher penalties for trafficking fentanyl, with punishments of up to life imprisonment, as lawmakers try to respond to the deadly overdose crisis. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the legislation into law Thursday afternoon.
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“Odds Are Alabama” will not only heighten awareness of the dangers of illicit drugs, but it will also provide critical information regarding help for those with substance use disorders, along with information about medication that can reverse an overdose and strips to test drugs for Fentanyl.
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Governor Kay Ivey has tasked the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency with combatting dangerous opioids such as fentanyl, through the state's Drug Task Force.
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Alabama’s Central Data Repository says over sixteen thousand Alabama residents were treated for substance abuse in 2021. Close to two thousand of those were in Baldwin County. Limited resources also make recovery even harder in south Alabama. Most of the leaders in local recovery have been there themselves.
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A former federal prosecutor is raising concerns that Alabama’s proposed crackdown on the synthetic opioid fentanyl could end up putting low-level users…
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The Alabama Senate has voted in favor of tougher penalties for distributing fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.Senators voted unanimously in favor of…
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The state of Alabama has been selected to take part in a national project to help combat the opioid epidemic across the country.Alabama Governor Robert…