Newhouse bill supports fight against fentanyl
Fentanyl pills, such as those confiscated by Grant County Sheriff’s Office investigators during a January drug bust shown here, have led to increasing numbers of opioid-related overdose deaths in Grant County and across the country. Experts and public officials are working to address the growing problem of opioids at the local, state and federal levels.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation co-authored by Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, extending the emergency scheduling of fentanyl and analogous substances has been included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus government funding bill being considered by Congress this week.
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