With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

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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.

Published 3 months ago · Washington, United States

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With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

With U.S. overdose fatalities at an all-time high, state legislatures are considering tougher penalties for possession of fentanyl, the powerful opioid linked to most of the deaths. Proponents say prosecutors

3 months ago·United States

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With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

With U.S. overdose fatalities at an all-time high, state legislatures are considering tougher penalties for possession of fentanyl, the powerful opioid linked to most of the deaths

3 months ago·United States

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Washington Times

With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

By GABE STERN, JAMES POLLARD and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press 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 …

3 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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