Youngkin aims to fight 'evil of fentanyl' in final State of the Commonwealth

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) laid out his vision for Virginia ahead of his final year in the Executive Mansion, which includes combating drugs such as fentanyl and its impacts on children in the commonwealth.

In his speech, delivered Monday, the governor assessed the progress that Virginia has achieved in improving the state’s safety, including the seizure of 16,000 pounds of “illicit opioids” and a 23% decrease in overdose deaths from these drugs. Youngkin then introduced Jennifer Johnson, a Virginia mother whose son, PJ, died after he purchased drugs laced with fentanyl.