(WGHP) - - On Tuesday, the secretary of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human being Services indicated illegally manufactured fentanyl for the increase in overdose deaths.

Now the chief law officer wishes to form a fentanyl control unit.

Numerous images hold on the walls inside the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Virginia, and each picture informs a terrible story.

" It's not just about defending my kid. It's about fighting for everybody's children. And I inform individuals I currently lost my own kid. This has to do with conserving yours," said Patricia Drewes, cofound of Forgotten Victims of Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren Counties.

In August, Drewes arranged ta rally to educate other moms, fathers and anybody who will listen about the artificial opioid blamed for her daughter's death.

At the time, she contacted lawmakers to make certain individuals dispersing the drugs were held responsible.

Chief Law Officer Josh Stein confesses he requires more resources to fight the problem which is why he is aiming to introduce the fentanyl control unit, which is concentrated on assisting district attorneys with large scale trafficking and overdose cases.

He informed FOX8 "we need to hold those who pitch this poison accountable and take them off the streets."

today, there are about a hundred cases including fentanyl ownership or distribution working their way through the Guilford County District Attorney's Office and the courts.

We signed in with Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill, however nobody in his workplace has yet to get back to us.

" It leads to somebody's death. That is not an overdose. That is drug-induced murder," Drewes stated.

This is all a huge issue for our healthcare facilities.

In January, Cone Health had 9 fentanyl cases and no deaths. It's the highest number given that April 2022.

Novant health physicians have actually seen an increase in overdoses in the last six months.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center might not offer us specifics however informed us personnel is focusing on connecting overdose clients with medication-assisted treatment procedures like the buprenorphine program and providing access to NARCAN.

The NCDHHS is working to offer EMS teams in 8 counties throughout the state buprenorphine to deal with individuals who abuse opioids.

3 remain in our location in Rockingham, Davie and Surry Counties.

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