Schatz, Murkowski Lead Oversight Hearing on Fentanyl in Native Communities

"Today, the Indian Affairs Committee held the first in a series of hearings on the fentanyl crisis. American Indian and Alaska Native populations had the highest drug overdose rates in both 2020 and 2021. Expert witnesses from Native communities shared how tribal leaders and Native health experts are responding to the crisis. I thank the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) for their testimony on the impacts to Alaska Natives and for recommending ways to provide better intervention, treatment, and prevention."

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