Red states are taking a proactive approach to warning people of the danger of these substances. The horror!
Of course, California leads the nation in fentanyl deaths. Deep blue DC has almost double the rate of fentanyl deaths than Missouri.
https://usafacts.org/articles/are-fentanyl-overdose-deaths-rising-in-the-us/When adjusted for population, West Virginia had the highest rate of fentanyl overdose deaths in the country in 2022. West Virginia had 60.8 deaths per 100,000 people due to fentanyl overdoses.
California doesn't make the top 20, 26.9 per 100k
Missouri - 36.9 per 100k
Oddly, the states that have so many illegal immigrants working in the meat packing plants - South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa - have the lowest rate of fentanyl deaths per capita. Why does Kristi Noem need to kick them all out if they aren't the ones causing the fentanyl problems?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_electionWest Virginia - 70% Trump, 28% Harris
I will admit there is definitely a problem with Fentanyl in California - in Tom McClintock's district, Kevin McCarthy's old district, Darrell Issa's district, Doug LaMalfa's district, Kevin Kiley's district, and Ken Calvert's district