SACRAMENTO – This year, the California State Legislature made efforts to address the fentanyl and overdose crisis by passing more than 20 bills on the issue and creating the first select committee dedicated to solving the issues. The State Assembly’s Fentanyl, Opioid Addiction and Overdose Prevention Committee, led by Committee Chair Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, is the first committee in the nation that is focused specifically on combating the fentanyl crisis and reducing overdose deaths. The committee convenes leaders from agencies and departments across the state as well as opioid addiction experts, medical professionals, law enforcement leaders, first responders, criminal justice advocates and scientists to tackle the growing issues of fentanyl deaths.“The fentanyl epidem
