Human Cost of Fentanyl
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas and Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas have addressed the problem at a roundtable. Cruz clearly outlines the top three reasons for the crisis and Rep. Roy describes the “human cost” according to
Fox News.
Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine and almost completely undetectable to the human eye. Often the kids taking the fentanyl don't know they are taking it. They may purchase some amphetamine or other drug in small quantities, without realizing that the pills have been laced with the deadly fentanyl. Death may be instantaneous and medical help is often way too late to successfully intervene.
According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics (NCDAS), fentanyl is “the world's deadliest opioid, causing almost half of all overdose deaths nationwide.” In fact, less than 0.007% of an ounce is a path to certain death. Almost 50,000 kids lost out to fentanyl in 2020 alone.