Bill to Combat Youth Fentanyl Crisis to be Introduced After Multiple Teens Overdose

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced Monday that he will soon introduce legislation aimed at combating the nation’s worsening fentanyl crisis, including providing additional support to programs that raise awareness about the drug’s dangers.

The Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act of 2023, which Cornyn said he would introduce in a few weeks, would reauthorize programs aimed at reducing demand for drugs, provide assistance to law enforcement agencies and service providers, and direct funding to grant programs that support people recovering from substance use disorders.

The legislation would “help improve the Drug-Free Communities prevention program,” Cornyn said. “It would help law enforcement dismantle the trafficking organizations that sell these drugs and provide more support for those who are battling substance use disorders.”

He also called on President Joe Biden and the federal government to do more to combat the trafficking of drugs across the southern border into the U.S.

“We know that this crisis is hitting very close to home here in North Texas,” where several children have died and others have “escaped the fatal consequences,” he said.