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Opioid offensive: Leaders provide update on Governor's Fentanyl Task Force
SALT LAKE CITY — Leaders in the areas of public safety, health and drug enforcement converged on the south steps of the Utah State Capitol on Monday to provide a progress report on the Governor's Fentanyl Task Force. Launched last fall, the multijurisdictional task force was created to address the state's growing fentanyl crisis. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid approved for medical use in the United States in 1968, primarily as an analgesic. It is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin, according to the state's 2025 fentanyl report. Fentanyl is ...
