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Oregon Education Department seeks funding for fentanyl, opioid prevention

The agency says the money would allow it to better oversee a new law approved in 2023, but prevention experts say the department should rethink its approach
February 15, 2024
 
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Many counterfeit pills containing fentanyl are indistinguishable from oxycodone. A new law requires Oregon public schools to warn students about the dangers they pose. | U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

When Oregon lawmakers approved a law last year requiring that schools warn kids about the dangers of fentanyl, it didn’t provide any fund