Generally Speaking

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OPINION/COLUMN

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 fentanyl- related deaths. By 2022, that number had skyrocketed to 619, accounting for the vast majority of fatal opioid overdoses in the ...

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