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Published on: 03/06/2026
A Deadly Spike in Dakota County: What the Drug Task Force Wants You to Know Right Now.
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A Deadly Spike in Dakota County: What the Drug Task Force Wants You to Know Right Now.

Brittany Herrington didn’t lose years with her son because she refused help—she lost them because the system refused effective treatment. Kentucky’s Family Preservation and Accountability Act recognizes a hard truth we’ve ignored for too long: punishing parents for addiction often punishes children most.

Over the last decade, we've watched fentanyl reshape the landscape of substance use in America. Overdoses changed. Risk patterns changed. Treatment changed. And now, something even more potent is entering the supply, quietly and quickly.