{"id":2369465,"date":"2024-11-15T13:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T18:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-gets-emotional-discussing-gravity-of-the-loss-caused-by-fentanyl-crisis-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T13:52:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T18:52:14","slug":"garland-gets-emotional-discussing-gravity-of-the-loss-caused-by-fentanyl-crisis-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-gets-emotional-discussing-gravity-of-the-loss-caused-by-fentanyl-crisis-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Garland gets emotional discussing \u2018gravity of the loss\u2019 caused by fentanyl crisis &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgarland-gets-emotional-discussing-gravity-of-the-loss-caused-by-fentanyl-crisis-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369465&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Attorney General Merrick Garland expressed deep emotion\u200d as he addressed the\u200b profound impact of the fentanyl \u2062crisis on families in the United States. Speaking to a gathering of victims&#8217; families,\u2062 he acknowledged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-1000-students-at-san-francisco-high-schools-protest-officials-ignoring-sexual-misconduct\/\" title=\"Nearly 1,000 Students at San Francisco High Schools Protest Officials Ignoring Sexual Misconduct\">staggering statistics<\/a> surrounding the epidemic, but \u2062emphasized that \u2063numbers \u2064fail to capture the personal loss experienced by \u200bloved ones who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">face empty seats<\/a> at their \u2063dinner tables. Garland reiterated\u2064 the commitment\u2062 to strengthening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-in-conservative-virginia-county-outraged-to-learn-crt-pushed-on-their-children\/\" title=\"Parents In Conservative Virginia County Outraged To Learn CRT Pushed On Their Children\">community responses<\/a> to addiction \u200band dismantling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-destructive-consequences-of-bidens-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s border crisis has destructive consequences.\">fentanyl supply chain<\/a>, pledging to honor those who have lost their \u200clives to this crisis. In 2023 alone, over \u200b107,000 individuals in the U.S. succumbed to drug overdoses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Garland gets emotional discussing &lsquo;gravity of the loss&rsquo; caused by fentanyl crisis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882226\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Attorney General&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Merrick Garland<\/a>&nbsp;became visibly emotional Friday while addressing the &ldquo;gravity of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">loss<\/a>&rdquo; <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">families<\/a> in the United States have dealt with under the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fentanyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fentanyl crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;As we work to strengthen the community responses to addiction and to break apart the fentanyl supply chain, we promise that we will never forget those that we have lost,&rdquo; Garland said while speaking to families and friends of victims of the fentanyl epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are many staggering statistics on the fentanyl crisis, but none of them adequately grasp the gravity of the loss,&rdquo; he continued before stopping for an emotional pause. &ldquo;They do not capture the feeling you have told me about, the person missing at your dinner table. They do capture the days and nights spent in mourning. They do not capture the heartbreak that a friend, a parent, a child, or a partner&rsquo;s life has been cut short.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2696622&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c449d5b29d3bcbbb230ae05465931166\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over 107,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses in 2023, and 75,000 of those people died from synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.<\/p>\n<p>Those people who are left behind but chose to speak out represent the legacy of fentanyl victims, according to the attorney general. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have chosen a legacy of compassion, of love, but of determination and resolve,&rdquo; Garland said. &ldquo;Every time we look at the faces of fentanyl in the DEA headquarters lobby, we remind ourselves of why we are in this fight, and we promise that we will carry your loved ones in our heart and in our continued work to end the poisoning and overdose epidemic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2838648\/house-republicans-protect-trump-reelection-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Garland&rsquo;s tenure as the nation&rsquo;s attorney general is ending, but he made clear his admiration for the Drug Enforcement Administration officials who will continue the fight against fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am so proud of the extraordinary men and women of DEA who will continue to work tirelessly to save lives,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And I am so proud of all of you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1882226\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882226\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garland emotional over fentanyl crisis losses, vows support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2369467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24284669621419-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45086,32563,10151],"class_list":["post-2369465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-emotional-discussion","tag-fentanyl-crisis","tag-garland"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24284669621419-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369465"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369469,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369465\/revisions\/2369469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}