Opinion: Mayor Gloria, DA Stephan right to say state, federal governments must do more on fentanyl [Opinion]
, with the soaring total “largely attributable” to fentanyl, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The assumptions of a decade ago — that this was mostly a problem in depressed rural areas in the Rust Belt — have long since given way to a recognition that it is a nationwide disaster. In 2021, 812 San Diego County residents died from overdoses.
Against this backdrop, it’s always going to be tempting to look at local government responses and say, “What took you so long?” But while San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria — who this week declared a fentanyl emergency — county supervisors and county District Attorney Summer Stephan have vowed to strengthen enforcement and increase awareness of fentanyl’s danger, they have also made needed remarks about the failure of the state and national governments to do more to stop the drug’s manufacturing,...
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