CA SCR100

Designates May 10, 2022, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day to raise awareness about counterfeit fentanyl pills and their impact on families and young people

Notes that counterfeit pills containing fentanyl have increased 502 percent since 2019, with over 9.5 million pills seized in the last year

Highlights that four out of 10 fentanyl-containing pills tested by the DEA contain a potentially lethal dose of at least two milligrams

States that illicit fentanyl was involved in 69,000 of the 105,000 drug-induced deaths in the 12-month period ending October 2021

Applauds law enforcement efforts to combat counterfeit pills and encourages use of existing authorities to prevent their spread