Opinion: California needs a comprehensive response to the fentanyl crisis based on evidence
California, like much of the country, is facing a catastrophic fentanyl crisis. The drug — which can be up to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine — has become the fastest-growing cause of death for young people in our state.
Democrats and Republicans have introduced a wide array of measures to tackle the crisis. Bills focusing on the criminal aspects of the drug trade have been heard in the Assembly and Senate Public Safety Committees, and measures aimed at the mental and physical components of addiction have been agendized in the Health and Education Committees of both houses.
Existing law already contains significant penalties for possession and sale of fentanyl. Anyone selling or offering to sell fentanyl is already subject to up to 5 years in prison. Unfortunately, under the GOP’s proposals, if a young person has a single pill unknowingly laced with fentanyl and gives it to their friend, they would be thrown into prison–dissuading people from calling 911 in the event of a potential overdose.
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