May 12, 2025 A new approach supporters contend will further drive down Ventura County's fentanyl deaths uses first responders to deliver...

May 6, 2025 Deep breath.  Christine Matlock Dougherty inhaled, pursed her lips and exhaled slowly. She stared intently at the Scrabble...

May 8, 2025 Following the first confirmed carfentanil overdose death in Santa Clara County, San Benito County Health officials are...

April 29, 2025 Little metal stands, reminiscent of newspaper boxes or Little Free Libraries, have been stationed across San Benito County.

Apr 21, 2025 Sacramento, California – Today, Governor Newsom announced that individual twin-packs of CalRx®-branded over-the-counter...

April 3, 2025 Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation's high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another serious...

March 24, 2025 In an engaging and informative show of unity and compassion, local police officers and health experts came together at...

Feb 27, 2025 In his quest to become a physician, Dr. Casey Grover found during medical school that when he needed to conquer new...

March 19, 2025 To compensate for their role in the opioid epidemic , drug manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are paying billions...

February 12, 2025 The drug supply is constantly evolving, and some experts suggest that a “ fourth wave ” of the opioid epidemic is...

March 3, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — California Highway Patrol said that a traffic stop led to a drug bust in South Monterey County on...

March 19, 2025 Purdue Pharma filed a new bankruptcy plan on Tuesday, a major step toward finalizing a proposed opioid settlement of at...

March 13, 2025 SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) -- High School students in Santa Rosa are mourning the loss of two classmates and one former...

Jan 18, 2025 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A Scotts Valley mother charged with her toddler daughter's murder after she allegedly died of a drug...

Dec 17, 2024 Forty six people died by overdose in San Francisco last month, slightly more than the previous month but still fewer than...

October 29, 2024 The recent decline in overdose deaths hides a tremendous disparity by race: Deaths have fallen only among white people...

November 22, 2024 San Francisco this past week reported the lowest number of monthly drug overdose deaths in four years, continuing a...

November 21, 2024 Mary Crocker Cook turned her addiction into empowering others, bringing dignity and purpose to people who’ve...

November 22, 2024 As families and friends gather this Thanksgiving, many locally and abroad are giving thanks for a life-changing...

El joven falleció en agosto del 2022 por una sobredosis de fentanilo en la casa de un amigo. Su madre lo recuerda dos años después y...