Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach reminds Kansans to be smart and protect themselves from overdoses.
 Kobach reminds residents to not take any pill that you didn't receive from a doctor or pharmacist.
 More than 1,200 Kansans have already died from suspected fentanyl overdoses, and those numbers are increasing.

 Kobach says combatting fentanyl is a top priority for his office and for the legislation. Lawmakers are enhancing penalties for individuals who sell fentanyl. The KBI is redirecting resources to combat the drug, and Kobach is launching a public awareness campaign to warn Kansans of the potential dangers of taking pills that weren't prescribed to them by a doctor or provided to them by a pharmacist.

 Kobach says he's told by law enforcement officers that Kansas is in the midst of a fentanyl poisoning wave that hasn't yet crested, adding that we must do everything we can to prevent fentanyl overdose deaths.