Washington, Sept. 15 -- Congressman Gabe Evans issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Gabe Evans' Stop Pills That Kill Act, legislation to crack down on the production and distribution of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, methamphetamine, and other dangerous substances, passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
The legislation comes as Colorado moves in the wrong direction on the fentanyl crisis. While synthetic opioid overdose deaths declined 21% nationally from December 2024 to August 2025, they increased 17% in Colorado - the third-fastest increase in the country. Colorado was one of only five states to see an increase during that period, according to the Common Sense Institute.
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