This One Doesn't Give Second Chances A Field Brief on Fentanyl Risk for Veterans and the Leaders Who Serve Them Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid engineered for medical use but now dominates the illicit drug market due to its potency and low production cost. This isn’t speculation—it’s already playing out across the force and our communities. Synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, are now driving over 70,000 deaths annually in the United States, with veteran populations seeing a