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Ninety percent of fentanyl that contributes to thousands of deaths in the U.S. — including about 700 in the Lehigh Valley region last year — is made in Mexico, often with chemicals produced in China, a top regional law enforcement official said Tuesday.

Only a few dozen addiction recovery homes in Pennsylvania have applied for a license despite the licensing program being designed to bring more oversight to the critical industry.

HARRISBURG — The state administration is preparing to enforce its long-awaited licensing system for addiction recovery homes, which have operated with limited oversight for years.

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Only a few dozen addiction recovery homes in Pennsylvania have applied for a license so far.

Monday was a nonvoting session day for the House.

The drug fentanyl was involved in at least 682 deaths in 2021 in the Lehigh Valley region, according to data collected by The Morning Call in the absence of timely government information

Despite records and interviews that contradict her account, Jennifer Smith continues to contend the state’s drug oversight agency was not responsible for confusion that wrongly barred some people from addiction treatment.

The leader of a state agency that failed to clarify rules around addiction treatment and medical marijuana — an action that had serious consequences — continued to deny blame while speaking before state lawmakers this month.

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