I've heard countless times from communities and law enforcement in my district about the devastating rise of this drug and the cost it has it has on individual safety, law enforcement and public health. I want to start by going over a few statistics. In 2020, more than 5000 Californians lost their lives due to opioid overdose, and 80% of those deaths were directly attributed to fentanyl. In 2021, fentanyl related overdose deaths surged by 54%. Last year, California seized a record amount of fentanyl, 62,000 pounds, enough to kill the global population twice over. (00:32–00:42)
CLAIM
Asserts that over 5000 Californians died from opioid overdose in 2020, with 80% of those deaths due to fentanyl.
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