OPIOID Crisis And Its Impact On East Haven: Carfora

Written by Democratic Mayoral Candidate Joseph Carfora,

OPIOID Crisis and its impact on East Haven - Carfora to propose regular meetings with The Superintendent of Schools, The Police and Fire Chiefs

Statistic show that drugs like Fentanyl are 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin. It has become the drug of choice for those addicted to opioids, outstripping heroin and other drugs. (https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/fentanyl.html)

In 2018, 760 of the 1,017 opioid-related deaths involved one or more forms of fentanyl. In 2015, only 189 of 729 deaths were fentanyl-related. (https://www.govtech.com/analytics/Behind-the-Data-on-Connecticuts-Opioid-Overdose-Problem.html)

“Towns like East Haven are not immune from the impact of the nationwide opioid epidemic” said Carfora. “We want to make sure that we are doing everything that we can to keep our kids and community safe, but also that our law enforcement personnel and our fire services have all the latest and necessary tools as they work so very hard to protect our community”

Carfora wants to meet regularly with the stakeholders in this fight to be sure that they have the resources to protect and educate our community. “I know our great fire and police services have a plan- but I want to make sure that they know that we support their efforts in every way. Whether it is a state or federal grant, I can say with assurance that a Carfora Administration will look everywhere to make sure that East Haven receives all the resources it needs to support the dedicated public servants of this community and those families impacted by addiction”

In conclusion, Carfora stated- “I want it to be clear, if you are in East Haven selling drugs and praying on our community – our talented and dedicated Police Department will find you and you will pay the consequences.”