Texas Ramping up Efforts to Fight Fentanyl Crisis Impacting Communities

Texas Ramping up Efforts to Fight Fentanyl Crisis Impacting Communities
An Ontario Provincial Police officer displays bags containing fentanyl during a news conference in Vaughan, Ont., Canada, on Feb. 23, 2017. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed state agency heads to “look for ways to enhance all aspects of the state’s response to” the fentanyl crisis, including creating public service announcements, posting flyers in prominent locations around regulated facilities, training staff, or providing educational opportunities.

They’ve also been instructed to prepare “to outline statutory changes, budget priorities, and other initiatives that will enhance the state’s ability to interdict this dangerous drug, provide emergency overdose treatment, and expand substance abuse treatment programs” ahead of the 2023 legislative session and to coordinate their efforts with the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council.

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