As fentanyl continues to wreak havoc across the nation, its illegal use has not bypassed many Wiregrass communities, according to area law enforcement.
"We deal with it pretty much every day," said Dothan Police Chief Will Benny."We see the effects of people who are using it and overdosing, and we come across it often during arrests."
People are also reading… Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum said his county is seeing an increase in overdoses caused by illegal drugs like fentanyl."I'm not sure what the numbers are but deaths and overdoses are definitely on the rise." Enterprise police have not seen a significant increase in the number of individuals overdosing on fentanyl, but there are more forms of the illegally manufacturing drug available in the city.
"It is a lot more accessible than before because of how much of it is flooding through the border. But the price of street drugs has also gone down," said Helms, who once worked for the county's narcotics department. "I don't think we'll ever have one," Haglund said."All we can do is use every measure possible to keep it out of people's hands."
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