My name is Roberto Verdaguer, and I lost my younger brother to fentanyl poisoning in 2023.

He wasn’t an addict. He was healing. He was living. And then, one bad night, one poisoned substance—took everything from him and everyone who loved him.

I’ve since come to realize something many of you already know:

This isn’t just addiction anymore. It’s terrorism disguised as drug use.

We can’t bring back the ones we’ve lost. But we can change the system that keeps letting this happen.

What We’re Demanding:

We urge Congress to adopt and enact the SEVER Act—a bold, comprehensive federal policy that:

SEVERS cartel supply chains by replacing street drugs with safer, regulated, controlled-use alternatives
Establishes supervised use facilities where high-risk users can choose survival over secrecy and poisoning
Reclassifies illicit fentanyl distribution as a form of domestic terrorism—with severe, enforced penalties
Redirects drug war funding toward recovery, regulation, and real-time overdose prevention
Creates structured, voluntary paths to recovery for those still fighting to stay alive

Who Can Make This Happen?

This petition will be delivered to:

Members of the U.S. House and Senate
Key Congressional committees on health, justice, and national security
State and local lawmakers aligned with fentanyl reform
Journalists, advocacy orgs, and influencers willing to bring this into the national spotlight

Why It Matters:

Because over 100,000 people are dying every year.

Because drug cartels are profiting from American corpses.

Because grief like ours should not be the price of policy inaction.

This is no longer a drug issue. It’s a national crisis of public safety, moral clarity, and political cowardice.

The SEVER Act is how we take our families—and our country—back.

How We’ll Measure Success:

Gaining 10,000+ public signatures to show overwhelming demand for action
Securing media attention and interviews to elevate this conversation
Delivering the petition and policy directly to lawmakers
Building a coalition of parents, survivors, and reformers who refuse to be ignored

How You Can Help:

Sign this petition
Share it with your community—especially if you’ve lost someone
Talk about the SEVER Act online, in groups, and with your reps
Reach out to your local media and tell them: There’s a plan. There’s a name. And we’re not backing down.

We’ve lost enough. It’s time to sever this crisis at the root.

Let’s do it together.

For the ones we lost.

For the ones still here.

—Roberto Verdaguer

Founder of the SEVER Act Initiative

Brother. Father. Husband. Son. Fighter for the living.

www.severact.com