With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

As overdose deaths rise, state governments are looking for solutions. Some have proposed higher penalties for those caught with the drug.

With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

As overdose deaths rise, state governments are looking for solutions. Some have proposed higher penalties for those caught with the drug.

With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

As overdose deaths rise, state governments are looking for solutions. Some have proposed higher penalties for those caught with the drug.

With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

As overdose deaths rise, state governments are looking for solutions. Some have proposed higher penalties for those caught with the drug.

With overdoses climbing, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

Imposing longer prison sentences for possessing smaller amounts of drugs represents a shift in states that in recent years have rolled back drug possession penalties.

With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties - WNKY News 40 Television

RENO, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year. Imposing longer prison sentences for possessing smaller amounts of drugs represents a shift in states that in recent years have rolled back drug possession penalties. Proponents of tougher penalties sa…