The fifth annual Law Enforcement Summit on Heroin and Fentanyl, hosted by NC Harm Reduction, was last week, as reported by News and Observer. Advocates and members of law enforcement from across North Carolina participated in the summit, which was held at N.C. Museum of History
Presenters gave valuable information on the dangerous impacts on increased fentanyl use and the real risk this drug creates for our communities. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) fentanyl is a “powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50-100 times more potent.” Presenters from as far away as Massachusetts, offered first hand accounts of the programs they are successfully using to divert the drug addicted to treatment.