Oklahoma is in the throes of an epidemic, and it is called fentanyl

A synthetic opioid, fentanyl is as addictive as it is deadly. It is 50 times stronger than heroin, cheap to produce – and destroying families. Six years ago, Oklahoma suffered 50 fentanylrelated deaths. By 2022, that number had skyrocketed to 619, accounting for the vast majority of fatal opioid overdoes in the state. While final figures for this past year are not yet known, we do know there ...

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