Sen. Cornyn, community leaders tackle fentanyl crisis at San Antonio roundtable
Fentanyl poisoning killed 181 people in Bexar County in 2022.
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Fentanyl poisoning killed 181 people in Bexar County in 2022.
If passed, the act would increase access to fentanyl testing strips aimed at preventing deaths from accidental fentanyl poisoning. It would also raise community awareness of fentanyl testing capabilities.
According to the DEA, in Houston, more than 7 million fatal doses of fentanyl were seized in 2022. An amount large enough to kill the entire city three times over.
This comes as Harris County continues to lead the state in the total number of fentanyl-related deaths.
The United States Congress pushed bipartisan legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips in an effort to reduce high overdose rates. The Fentanyl Safe Testing and Overdose Prevention Act, supported by various senators in both parties, would amend the Controlled Substances Act which restricts the use of drug paraphernalia. The bill would remove test strips from...