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San Jose addiction counselor’s family struggles inspired her work
November 21, 2024 Mary Crocker Cook turned her addiction into empowering others, bringing dignity and purpose to people who’ve...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 2, 20241 min read


Patients give thanks for role of Dignity Health’s Opioid Navigators
November 22, 2024 As families and friends gather this Thanksgiving, many locally and abroad are giving thanks for a life-changing...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 2, 20241 min read


3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail
December 8, 2023 (AP) – A federal prison inmate and two other people were charged Tuesday with conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 13, 20241 min read


Mexico raids and closes 31 pharmacies in Ensenada that were selling fentanyl-laced pills
December 8, 2023 MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities said Friday they have raided and closed 31 pharmacies in Baja California’s coastal...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 20, 20231 min read


OxyContin maker's settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it's up to the Supreme Crt
November 23, 2023 The agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids could help combat...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 14, 20231 min read


Fentanyl’s toll spikes, for some
October 10, 2023 More people without college degrees are dying from drug overdoses than those who went to college, highlighting the need...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 13, 20231 min read


Day care operator charged in baby's fentanyl death allegedly deleted more than 20K text messages
September 19, 2023 A New York City day care operator allegedly deleted more than 20,000 messages between her and her husband sent from...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 21, 20231 min read


‘This isn’t some random dude with a duffel bag’: To catch fentanyl traffickers, feds dig into crypto
August 5, 2023 Washington CNN — The Biden administration has intensified its focus on tracing cryptocurrency payments that some of the...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min read


Xylazine-laced fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdoses
June 22, 2023 CNN — WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min read


Narcan saved the life of this poodle after suffering apparent drug overdose
April 22, 2023 CNN — A poodle named Toodles in Pennsylvania was revived with Narcan after suffering an apparent drug overdose,...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min read


Woman accused of killing her husband and then writing a children’s book about grief is sued by his
June 29, 2023 CNN — Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and then writing a children’s...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min read


US customs officers find nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills hidden in shipment of sinks, authorities say
July 2, 2023 (CNN)US Customs and Border Protection officers in California say they stopped the attempted smuggling of fentanyl pills...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min read


After recent student fentanyl overdoses in Texas community, court documents reveal drug supplier
Feb 11, 2023 (CNN)Parents across the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD), located in a Dallas, Texas, suburb,...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 22, 20231 min read


FDA advisers vote in favor of making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter
Feb 16, 2023 If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead, a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 22, 20231 min read


Biden: 'Fentanyl is killing more than 70,000 Americans a year'
Feb 7, 2023 President Biden speaks on the Fentanyl crisis, stating that it is killing "more than 70,000 Americans a year." He introduces...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 9, 20231 min read


The Biden administration quietly eliminated a barrier to medication for opioid addiction
Feb 8, 2023 In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Biden highlighted a recent policy change aimed at increasing access...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 9, 20231 min read


These Florida brothers ran one of the largest opioid ‘pill mills’ in US history. The FBI says...
Feb 3, 2023 Throngs of people hang outside the American Pain clinic in Boca Raton, Florida, waiting their turn. Inside, a doctor greets...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 9, 20231 min read


New York authorities confiscated a record-breaking amount of fentanyl drugs in 2022
January 7, 2023 CNN — Authorities in New York seized record-breaking amounts of fentanyl powder and fake prescription pills laced with...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Jan 12, 20231 min read


Narcan could be required at California schools after youth fentanyl overdoses
Dec 8 , 2022 SACRAMENTO — Following spates of fentanyl overdoses among students, California public schools could be required to provide...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Jan 3, 20231 min read


The White House unveils a new system to track and better prevent opioid overdoses
Dec 8 , 2022 For decades, the U.S. struggled to create a national system for tracking opioid overdoses. Critics including Rep. David...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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