A new report released by the Common Sense Institute Arizona on Wednesday says that the opioid crisis will cost the state more than $50 billion, thanks in large part to the illegal smuggling of fentanyl across the southern border.
A new study found the cost of the opioid crisis in Arizona has increased. Glenn Farley is the director of Policy & Research at “Common Sense Institute Arizona.” He says the cost has gone up as more of the burden of protecting against drug smuggling at the border has shifted to the state.“The consequence appears to be that federal law enforcement authorities have had to shift