Roy S. Johnson: After Ivey signs fentanyl bill, real work to battle addiction, overdoses remains

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Roy S. Johnson: After Ivey signs fentanyl bill, real work to battle addiction, overdoses remains
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.RoySJ: 'After lawmakers pat themselves on the back for their law-and-order stance, they must sit down and do the real work required to better combat addiction, to provide more resources to people ... in these streets trying to prevent fentanyl deaths.'

campaign, an effort to alert people to the risks of fentanyl and direct them to information and help. A U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency study found 60 percent of fake pills it seized contained a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl.Alabama drug overdose deaths more than doubled between August 2016 and August 2022, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

And incredibly frightening—or it should be—for a people already under attack on so many fronts. From within and without. She, and others like her need. Help. They need to be seen and embraced as vital to the strategies needed to stem addiction, support those wrestling with it, and ensure Narcan, a life-saving inhaler that can stem an overdose, is as accessible as condoms.

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