As the Biden administration still refuses to close the southern border to dangerous drug traffickers, Florida Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have called on federal public health agencies not to ignore the risk the fentanyl crisis poses to older Americans.
The Republican lawmakers highlighted this concern in a recent letter to Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram.
The impetus for the letter — which was also signed by GOP Sens. Mike Braun of Indiana, J.D. Vance of Ohio, and Pete Ricketts of Nebraska — was a report released by Braun in December.
“While fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, older Americans are increasingly confronting surging overdose rates as well,” Braun wrote.
Florida Sens. Rubio And Scott Help Effort Boosting Awareness Of Fentanyl Risk For Seniors
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Fentanyl_Oxy_M30_3 by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is licensed under Flickr Creative Commons
Source:
Tampa Free Press
