{"id":9754,"date":"2023-05-18T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T23:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9754"},"modified":"2023-05-18T16:11:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T23:11:01","slug":"facts-from-sac-dems-arent-serious-about-fentanyl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9754","title":{"rendered":"FACTS FROM SAC: Dems Aren\u2019t Serious About Fentanyl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First, Democrats refuse to get tough on fentanyl dealers. Now they\u2019re blocking expanded access to Narcan and addiction treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE BACKSTORY:<\/strong>\u00a0For weeks, Assembly Republicans have been demanding action to hold fentanyl traffickers accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats refused to act, claiming they prefer a public health approach to the crisis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TODAY\u2019S UPDATE:<\/strong>\u00a0Democrats on the Assembly Appropriations Committee just killed bills to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252&amp;id=ad90d67a44&amp;e=c022a8ef23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252%26id%3Dad90d67a44%26e%3Dc022a8ef23&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684536233114000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1r-vZCNYGL1dLAz1KPsquN\">Require Narcan in bars, gas stations, libraries &amp; low-income housing.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252&amp;id=45a2607ee2&amp;e=c022a8ef23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252%26id%3D45a2607ee2%26e%3Dc022a8ef23&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684536233114000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2v9tS92b5ZIS_xXfpltqeg\">Ban discrimination against people being treated for opioid addiction.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252&amp;id=c5fb348ddc&amp;e=c022a8ef23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252%26id%3Dc5fb348ddc%26e%3Dc022a8ef23&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684536233114000&amp;usg=AOvVaw10ysAH8Xd9im_Kz_KfovKW\">Improve data on how many Californians die from overdoses and what drugs are responsible.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252&amp;id=89d47fe737&amp;e=c022a8ef23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252%26id%3D89d47fe737%26e%3Dc022a8ef23&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684536233114000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3LITxlRM8EaNzCPZ1PSGg6\">Cap licensing fees for alcohol &amp; drug treatment programs.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252&amp;id=9f14cb60cf&amp;e=c022a8ef23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252%26id%3D9f14cb60cf%26e%3Dc022a8ef23&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684536233114000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1732AsqiSGnpeGAiy89UDB\">Provide grants for sheriffs to create Overdose Response Teams.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252&amp;id=42252f6309&amp;e=c022a8ef23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/assembly.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D98b5dbaba95f9c1b87e48a252%26id%3D42252f6309%26e%3Dc022a8ef23&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684536233114000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Um6Kmkj6GLYnFwa8aEtnd\">Lay the groundwork for a database of available substance abuse treatment beds.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher statement:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cDemocrats are not serious about stopping fentanyl poisonings. If they\u2019re too out of touch to pass these common-sense bills, the ongoing carnage from the fentanyl epidemic is on them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, Democrats refuse to get tough on fentanyl dealers. Now they\u2019re blocking expanded access to Narcan and addiction treatment. THE BACKSTORY:\u00a0For weeks, Assembly Republicans have been demanding action to hold fentanyl traffickers accountable. Democrats refused to act, claiming they prefer a public health approach to the crisis. TODAY\u2019S UPDATE:\u00a0Democrats on the Assembly Appropriations Committee just&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FACTS FROM SAC: Dems Aren\u2019t Serious About Fentanyl - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9754\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FACTS FROM SAC: Dems Aren\u2019t Serious About Fentanyl - San Diego News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"First, Democrats refuse to get tough on fentanyl dealers. 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