San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has proposed his first major law since taking office. It aims to address the city's worsening fentanyl crisis. The "Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance," unveiled last Wednesday, aims to speed up responses to the city's growing public health and safety issues. It seeks to cut through red tape and
Earlier this month, one-year-old Nicholas Dominici died after coming into contact with fentanyl at a daycare in the Bronx, New York. Three other children also were hospitalized with acute opioid intoxication. The daycare's owner and her husband now face various criminal charges. How does such a situation happen, and how can it be prevented from
Fentanyl, a drug that is 50 to 100 times the strength of morphine, has become a fixture in the illicit drug industry. It’s been added to opioids, cocaine, and even psychedelic drugs like Molly. And while there are plenty of people ingesting it accidentally, there are also many users who tried it once and became
