Oklahoma is facing an epidemic of opioid addiction. More than 700 Oklahomans lost their lives to this health crisis in 2022 alone, with fentanyl accounting for the vast majority of those deaths. A synthetic opioid, fentanyl is as addictive as it is deadly — 50 times stronger than heroin and cheap to produce.
As a result, it is destroying Oklahoma families. Sadly, fentanyl is an equal-opportunity killer, impacting communities of every kind. In the wake of a federal lawsuit against those responsible for this crisis, our state established a nine-member Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board in 2020 to promote and protect the health of all Oklahomans by granting funds to cities, counties, school districts and other political subdivisions.
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