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Fentanyl is cheap to produce, easy to disguise as prescription or over-the-counter pills, and can be deadly in doses small enough to fit on the tip of a pencil.

Fentanyl isn’t just a threat to those struggling with addiction. It’s a threat to anyone who — maybe in a moment of pain or peer pressure — takes a single pill laced with this deadly drug.

National data shows the opioid crisis is having an outsized impact on Native communities. Here’s how tribal, state leaders are responding.

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the online sale of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. The Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into the methods used to facilitate the online sale of fentanyl in coordination with assessing