Rep. Buddy Carter on the HALT Fentanyl Act: Combating a Deadly Poisoning Epidemic

The Fentanyl Crisis in the US

• ⚠️ The United States is experiencing a poisoning epidemic driven by illicit fentanyl and its related substances entering the country.
• 📈 In 2023, over 107,000 people died from drug overdoses, with approximately 75,000 attributed to synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl.
• 💔 A family from Georgia lost their two sons, aged 22 and 19, to fentanyl poisoning, highlighting the tragic human cost.

Support for the HALT Fentanyl Act

• 🏛️ Representative Buddy Carter strongly supports the HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331), which aims to permanently extend the 2018 schedule one classification of fentanyl-related substances.
• 🎯 The act seeks to stop deadly fentanyl from crossing the border and to crack down on traffickers.
• 🗣️ Carter emphasizes that the issue is fentanyl poisoning, not addiction, as even a single pill can be lethal.

Call to Action

• 🔒 The bill is presented as a critical effort to secure borders, stem the tide of fentanyl, and ultimately save lives.
• 🤝 Passing this bill is framed as supporting progress already made in securing borders and addressing the growing fentanyl crisis.