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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh Tuesday to promote a bill that aims to tackle the fentanyl crisis at its source.

New York’s Senior U.S Senator Charles Schumer, the majority leader, was in Plattsburgh Tuesday to promote legislation that would sanction China for its role in contributing to the overdose crisis.

New York’s Senior U.S Senator Charles Schumer, the majority leader, was in Plattsburgh Tuesday to promote legislation that would sanction China for its role in contributing to the overdose crisis.

The Jefferson County Public Health department has issued an overdose warning. The department said four drug overdoses occurred in the county within a 24-hour period earlier this week.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has introduced a bill to combat fentanyl overdose deaths. The bill would force President Joe Biden to declare international fentanyl trafficking a national emergency, and strengthen sanctions on traffickers.

Freshman Rep. Brandon Williams (R-Sennett) is supporting legislation meant to blunt the opioid crisis.

With school around the corner, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency issued a national warning about brightly-colored fentanyl pills that target young people.

There have been several significant spikes in drug overdoses in Onondaga County in recent months, and health department officials believe it’s linked to increased amounts of fentanyl in the drug supply.

Upstate New York Poison Center medical director Dr. Vincent Calleo discusses the drug fentanyl and overdose deaths. Neuroscientist Stephen Glatt helps put the completion of the human genome into perspective. Rehabilitation psychologist Debbie Spinks explains the symptoms of a concussion.

In its first public safety alert in six years, the Drug Enforcement Administration says many counterfeit prescription drugs sold online contain a potentially lethal dose of the opioid.