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Presenter urges crackdown on fentanyl traffickers, expands focus on treatment for homelessness
Summary
The presenter said homelessness, mental illness and fentanyl are growing problems and outlined a dual approach: pursue traffickers while expanding treatment and pathways to stability, starting with chronic homelessness and those with mental illness.
The Presenter told the chamber that Utah will pursue those trafficking fentanyl while also expanding treatment and recovery services. "We're going after those trafficking fentanyl, while expanding treatment, recovery, and pathways back to stability for the people who are struggling," he said, describing a combined enforcement-and-treatment strategy.
He said the state will start with chronic homelessness and people with mental illness, aiming to break cycles of addiction and crime and to find ongoing funding for a systemic approach. The speaker framed the policy as combining accountability with compassion and asked lawmakers to support funding and structural changes to back the approach.
