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Aug. 21 is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day
News Channel 3 ^ | 8/21/23 | Sydney White

Posted on 08/21/2023 10:15:33 AM PDT by DallasBiff

August 21st is what the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognize as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. It is a day to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl, share ways to prevent fatal overdose and remember those who have lost their life to the drug.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up to fifty times stronger than heroin and up to 100 times stronger than morphine, making it one of the most common drugs involved in overdose deaths.

So far this year, there have been more fentanyl-related deaths here in the Coachella Valley than in any other part of Riverside County. Our I-Team reporter Karen Devine investigated this in her her most recent fentanyl crisis I-Team report; Fentanyl Flashpoint.

(Excerpt) Read more at kesq.com ...


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KEYWORDS: feelgood; fentanyl; tompetty
Oh my Tom Petty was the first well known victim of fentanyl, now make it a national day, while the border and ports are wide open.

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1 posted on 08/21/2023 10:15:33 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff
In 2021 48,183 Americans died by gun, 54% of all gun-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides (26,328), while 43% were murders (20,958).

Drug deaths nationwide hit a new record in 2022. 109,680 people died as the fentanyl crisis continued to deepen, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

So Fentanyl kill twice as many as guns or four times as many when removing those committing suicide by gun.

The US Government on Fentanyl control..... cricket sounds....

2 posted on 08/21/2023 10:19:04 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: Lockbox

One could argue that Fentanyl deaths are suicide deaths.


3 posted on 08/21/2023 10:20:23 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: DallasBiff

My son is an officer in the local small town. Saturday a week ago on his shift alone they had four OD’s. Three were heroin mixed with fentanyl and one was straight fentanyl. He narcanned one himself. This is a small town in the eastern Kentucky mountains.


4 posted on 08/21/2023 10:21:03 AM PDT by sarge83
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To: DallasBiff

Power comes by addicting People to drugs. Thank God our government would never do anything like that.


5 posted on 08/21/2023 10:23:02 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: DallasBiff

.......National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day......

NO MORE THIRD-WORLD IMMIGRATION!!!!

Deport ALL biden-era illegal immigrants! Deport them by ship (Operation Wetback 2)!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback

Deport or jail the bidens and the obamas, too!!!

That is the ONLY way to stop the fentanyl problem!!


6 posted on 08/21/2023 10:33:45 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: DallasBiff

Maybe people should prevent themselves from using fentanyl .


7 posted on 08/21/2023 10:39:09 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: Tell It Right
One could argue that Fentanyl deaths are suicide deaths.

🧐.... more like assisted suicide

8 posted on 08/21/2023 10:40:52 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: DallasBiff

Follow Nancy’s advice....no not that Nancy


9 posted on 08/21/2023 10:44:17 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Round Earther

And all other drugs for that matter.


10 posted on 08/21/2023 10:46:10 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: DallasBiff

So are we going to bomb the cartels into extinction?

No?

Then how do we prevent fentanyl from entering the USA?


11 posted on 08/21/2023 10:55:38 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: DallasBiff; All

So the government is warning us about the dangers of this drug while, at the same time, welcome the importation of the drug by drug cartels coming through our open borders. It take a special kind of stupid to run this country today.


12 posted on 08/21/2023 11:10:53 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

“China remains the primary source of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked through international mail and express consignment operations environment, as well as the main source for all fentanyl-related substances trafficked into the United States,” the DEA report says.Jan 8, 2023

How we deal with China and south of the border incoming drug matters? Still unknown. Chinese don’t have to spend on ammo if so many Americans are dying and others are committing crimes to feed their habits.


13 posted on 08/21/2023 11:14:53 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: DallasBiff

If they cared about fentanyl they wouldn’t promote open borders


14 posted on 08/21/2023 11:24:56 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male đŸ€Ș)
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To: DallasBiff

When is national deport wetbacks day?


15 posted on 08/21/2023 11:32:22 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (The Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself. )
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To: DallasBiff

Saint George Floyd should be the poster boy.


16 posted on 08/21/2023 1:00:11 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

George Floyd is proof that you can become Fentanyl-Free.


17 posted on 08/21/2023 1:02:57 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DallasBiff

Somebody out to let Mayorkas know ... maybe he could have his partner Sinaloa and Gulf Cartels take a day off.


18 posted on 08/21/2023 3:13:36 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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GOP talk of military action in Mexico sparks dire warnings

https://thehill.com/latino/4170236-gop-talk-of-military-action-in-mexico-sparks-dire-warnings/

We need to invade Mexico (yet Again...) and take control of the Mexican ports where the shipments of Fentanyl come in from China. Maybe our Military can’t/won’t be bribed by the Cartels...


19 posted on 08/25/2023 2:43:01 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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