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Councilor raises rural perspective on fentanyl task force, urges focus on demand reduction and local services
Summary
A council member who serves on a regional fentanyl task force described rural concerns about enforcement resources and argued that criminalization alone is insufficient without demand-reduction and treatment services.
A Price City council member who attends a regional fentanyl task force briefed the council on recent meetings and urged more focus on reducing demand and increasing local services rather than relying solely on harsher criminal penalties.
The council member said rural jurisdictions have fewer representatives on task forces and are concerned services and funding flow primarily to urban areas. “The…
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