SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A report released by Stanford University states that by the end of this decade, more than 1.2 million people in the U.S. will die of an opioid-related death if new measures aren't taken to quell the problem. Lawmakers, along with nonprofits, recovery experts and first responders are working together to fight the battle. On Thursday, WSAV was joined by a panel to discuss the problem and some solutions: Congressman Buddy Carter from the 1st District of Georgia, along with his Democratic opponent Patti Hewitt. MORE: Watch 'Saving a Generation: The Fentanyl Crisis' Also, Cpl. Hiram Riviera from the Chatham County Police Department, paramedic Colleen Robertson from the Chatham County Fire Department and Project Coordinator Sarah Holbach from Beaufort EMS. Below, watch parts 1 and 2 of the panel discussion. You can watch “Saving a Generation: The Fentanyl Crisis” at 8 p.m. on Friday on WSAV.  We've also gathered some additional resources: What is fentanyl? Partnership to End Addiction explains Facts about fentanyl from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Provisional drug overdose death counts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Why is fentanyl driving overdose deaths? Yale Medicine explores A closer look at the opioid epidemic in the U.S. by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center Opioid abuse in Georgia from the Office of the Attorney General Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announces statewide opioid task force Opioid and Substance Misuse Response Program from the Georgia Department of Public Health How to get free opioid overdose kits at S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) health clinics DHEC Prescription Monitoring Program By the numbers: The S.C. opioid epidemic Drug overdose in rural America as a public health issue from the CDC Opioids: Brand names, generic names and street names Resources from the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Stanford-Lancet report calls for sweeping reforms to mitigate opioid crisis