Dr. Katherine Pannel explains the growing fentanyl crisis in Mississippi and possible solutions to reduce drug overdose deaths via education and harm reduction. “Fentanyl test strips are an inexpensive, easy-to-use method to prevent deaths. Not only do these strips save lives, but they also put drug dealers out of business,” she writes.
Dr. Katherine Pannel
Katherine Pannel, DO, FAPA Psychiatrist, is the medical director of Right Track Medical Group. A native of Inverness, Miss., Pannel has been a practicing psychiatrist in North Mississippi since 2010 and is American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certified. She now lives in Oxford, Miss.