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Sheriffs and Senators Press for More HIDA Funding, Naloxone and School Education as Part of Fentanyl Response
Summary
Major County Sheriffs and family advocates told the Judiciary Committee that law enforcement and prevention programs need more stable funding, including reauthorizing and increasing HIDA funding, expanding naloxone availability and supporting school-based education and community grants.
Sheriffs, family advocates and senators emphasized that ending the fentanyl crisis requires sustained funding for interdiction task forces, widely available naloxone and expanded prevention and recovery services.
Sheriff Don Barnes, representing the Major County Sheriffs of America, told senators his agency seized large quantities of fentanyl and urged Congress to reauthorize and increase funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDA) program. He said HIDA funding had remained static for a decade and that the…
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