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Fentanyl Crisis Grips New York with Deadly Force

Mercola

1 This statistic highlights the pervasive impact of IMFs on public health. The potency of these synthetic opioids makes them exceptionally dangerous, often leading to rapid and fatal outcomes for individuals who use them. 7 Law enforcement efforts are intensifying in response to the crisis.

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NC House and Senate bills would raise age for tobacco sales to 21, create permitting system for retailers

NC Health News

This would put North Carolina in line with federal law, which sets the age for purchasing tobacco at 21 something that health advocates have been pushing for. By making it a state law, state Alcohol Law Enforcement officials could also enforce it. Department of Health and Human Services.