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Fentanyl Crisis Shows Signs of Relief | Wilmington News
Fentanyl’s deadly spread is slowing—thanks to government action—but the real fix lies in harsher penalties. While fentanyl contamination in pills and counterfeit candy has dropped sharply, dealers still profit from a drug that kills 20,000 with just 40 grams. Federal law offers laughably low sentences: ten years for 400 grams, while meth sellers get ten years for just 50 grams. States like Alabama and North Carolina, with mandatory minimums as low as four grams, slashed overdose deaths by 25%. West Virginia’s even lower thresholds cut fentanyl deaths nearly 20%. With over 38,000 Americans…
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