GA HR1049

Designates the Wednesday of the last week in October each year as Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day in Georgia, coinciding with Red Ribbon Week (October 23-31)

Georgia opioid-related overdose deaths increased from 853 in 2019 to 1,718 in 2021, with more than half attributed to fentanyl

Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, and is inexpensive, widely available, and highly addictive

Encourages education about fentanyl risks in middle and high schools and availability of naloxone (opioid overdose antidote) at school nurse offices

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press