one reason why, take a look at these two viles. in one, a lethal dose of heroin. in the other, so little you can barely see it is a lethal dose of fentanyl. cheap to make, easy to smuggle, simple to mix into other drugs. fentanyl abuse and deaths are a nationwide problem, some states are especially hard hit. the darkest colors on the map represent the greatest number of deaths per 100,000 with ground zero being appalachian, west virginia. throughout the hour we ll talk about ways of addressing this deadly public health crisis, one is the help line you see there from the federal government, substance abuse and mental health services administration. 1-800-622-help. 1-800-622-help. swoun talk to a resource to draw on perhaps. tonight we ll talk about the government response also senator lindsey graham and public health specialist handling cases up close. but again, just about enk here with me has been affected by the crisis in their own ways and those stories we hope will be at
other drugs. though fentanyl abuse and deaths are a nationwide problem, some states are especially hard hit. the darkest colors on the map represent the greatest number of deaths per 100,000 with graham zero being appalachia, west virginia in particular. i will talk to a medical professional from there as well. throughout the hour we will talking about how we will address this publicly behind you see there from the substance abuse and mental care services administration. 162 health, one 862 health. someone to talk to, a resource to john perhaps. certainly not the only one. we will talk about the government s response and this person, cindy lindsey graham and a health executive. but just about everyone here has been victimized by the crisis in their own ways. those stories we hope will be at the heart of the hour ahead. with me here tonight is aaron rockwell, two years ago, his son died. he was a college freshman. she is here with her son hayden who joins us. also april is w
love that event last night. fox news alert as we top a brand-new however. any moment we will be hearing from president biden and what his administration is doing to stop fentanyl. the white house meeting comes one day after federal law enforcement shared details on a massive multistate fentanyl bust centered in our nation s capitol. this is the faulkner focus, i m sandra smith in for harris faulkner. nearly 100,000 deaths. nearly 80,000 were from fentanyl, 80 times stronger than heroin. according to the dea, it s the leading cause of death for americans ages 18 to 45. house foreign affairs chair michael mccall says how to stop is simple. with china sending the precursers to mexico and the manufacturing taking place mexico. that s how they get into the united states. until we get china and mexico to stop this and until we secure our border, we re going to continue to have these problems. last week president biden met with china s president to try to strike a deal to cut
am i admire it so greatly, i believe that we are in the same situation in some ways but also in very different ways where what we are now seeing is many people are taking drugs that they don t even know they re taking as well. so, this is a catastrophic moment where every part of government has to be doing everything we can to save lives. that s the thing. people don t know they re taking it. a new parent, i ve got a couple years on this, but you know, my oldest is 3 and the youngest is 1, but that they could be in college and somebody hands them some pill they think is, something like a xanax that s a prescription pill and it kills them. it s stunning. yeah. that is what we see the cartels doing is being deliberate and calculated with their treachery and their lies. they are making these pills to look exactly like a percocet, exactly like an oxsy or an adderall or oxycontin or they re hiding fentanyl in drugs that
as somebody who s a new parent, i ve got a couple years on this. my older sister and my youngest one. that they could be in college, and some of some some pills, they think it and xanax of some prescription pill and it kills them it s stunning. what we see the cartels doing is been deliberating calculated with their treachery and their lives. they are making these pills to look exactly like a percocet, exactly like oxley or an adderall or oxycontin. war they re hiding fentanyl and drugs that americans made by like cocaine, methamphetamine, or heroin. what s happening is people are dying at this catastrophic unprecedented rates. and they re doing it, we believe, to drive addiction. and they re doing it because more people are buying more money what they make. so this is a threat unlike any