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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 16, 20231 min read
County pharmacist says illicit use of xylazine likely in San Benito County
October 18, 2023 Xylazine, a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine, is quickly becoming a street drug often mixed in with other drugs...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Fremont mother arrested after 23-month-old son dies from fentanyl exposure
November 8, 2023 FREMONT – A Fremont woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after her 23-month-old son died from a fentanyl exposure...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Failing Phoenix: Santa Clara County knew of parents’ drug use, previous neglect and ‘very high’ risk
November 7, 2023 FREMONT — Kristofer Ferreyra was 10 days shy of his second birthday last month when Fremont police say he somehow...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 13, 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...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Temecula man sentenced to prison in first fentanyl-related murder trial
Nov 3, 2023 A Temecula man who gave a pill laced with fentanyl to a 26-year-old woman who died from the drug was sentenced Friday to 15...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Narcan used to save an MST bus rider in Soledad
October 11, 2023 SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- A MST Bus Rider was taken to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon after Narcan was...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Narcan, now available without a prescription, can still be hard to get
October 19, 2023 (KFF Health News) — Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Oct 13, 20231 min read
2 arrested in connection to overdose death in Monterey
October 6, 2023 MONTEREY, Calif. — Two people have been arrested in connection to the overdose death of a woman Thursday afternoon in...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Salinas Valley Health says two patients are still in critical condition after taking cocaine laced
September 25 , 2023 MARINA, Calif. — SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The fight against fentanyl appears to be never-ending. Salinas Valley...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 21, 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...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Counterfeit pills involved in growing share of overdose deaths in the US, CDC study finds
August 31, 2023 CNN — Overdose deaths reached record levels in the United States in recent years, and a new report shows that counterfeit...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan is arriving in stores
Sept 6 , 2023 CNN — The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, is starting to come available in retail...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 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...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Marina man convicted of fentanyl selling charges
Aug 16 , 2023 MARINA, Calif. — A Marina man was convicted of drug and gun crimes in a jury ruling on Wednesday. Royce Curl, 40, was...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Families of fentanyl overdose victims speak out
Aug 8 , 2023 MONTEREY, Calif. — MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Montage Health released data that indicates fentanyl cases were on the rise in...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Monterey woman arrested for dealing fentanyl
Sept 5 , 2023 MONTEREY, Calif. — A Monterey woman was arrested for selling fentanyl. Rachel Gilliam, 25, was arrested after a probation...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Aug 10, 20231 min read
Cause of death determined for grandson of Robert De Niro
August 9, 2023 CNN — The cause of death for Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the grandson of Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, has been...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 26, 20231 min read
First recorded death from animal tranquilizer xylazine reported in Santa Cruz County
July 7 , 2023 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, commonly known as tranq, was listed as the cause of death of a...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 14, 20231 min read
Sheriff says baby dies after teen mom put fentanyl in bottle
July 14 , 2023 CNN — A 9-month-old baby in Florida died after his teenage mother allegedly put fentanyl in his bottle before putting him...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 13, 20231 min read
Dog that ate owner's prescription medication revived with Narcan, Marin Humane says
July 12, 2023 A North Bay animal services officer used a life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug to revive a dog that had accidentally...
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