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Attorney General urges fentanyl awareness at University of Arkansas, pledges $50 million for opioid research and expands Narcan support
Summary
At a University of Arkansas event, the state Attorney General launched a "1 pill can kill" awareness effort, pledged $50 million from opioid-abatement funds for a National Center for Opioid Research at Arkansas Children's Hospital, and announced Narcan distribution, a vending machine and law-enforcement and student trainings.
The state Attorney General spoke at the University of Arkansas on a campus fentanyl-awareness event, warning that a single pill laced with fentanyl can be lethal and announcing a major research and harm-reduction effort.
"Literally 1 pill laced with Fentanyl can kill you," the Attorney General said, framing the program as education and prevention to protect students and communities.
The Attorney General said his office is using opioid-abatement funds from litigation settlements to address both immediate needs and long-term research. "I've committed $50,000,000 to Arkansas Children's Hospital to start the National Center For Opioid Research," he said, describing the grant as a…
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