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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Murder charge over fentanyl-laced pills that caused San Jose woman’s death
June 28 2023 SAN JOSE — A Monterey County man has been charged with murder in the fentanyl-overdose death of a San Jose woman earlier...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Greenfield police distributing free Narcan
June 22, 2023 GREENFIELD, Calif. — Naloxone, also known as Narcan, nasal spray is being distributed by the Greenfield Police Department.
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Xylazine present in more than 1 in 10 fentanyl overdose deaths in the US
June 30, 2023 The Biden administration recently declared fentanyl laced with xylazine – an animal sedative commonly known as “tranq” –...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jun 30, 20231 min read
More than $30k worth of fentanyl found in Monterey drug bust
April 11, 2023 SEASIDE – A 31-year-old man was arrested in Monterey for allegedly selling fentanyl that led to an overdose death, police...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Mar 6, 20231 min read
Police: 12-year-old Santa Cruz girl overdoses on Fentanyl, after buying drug
March 3, 2023 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A disturbing fentanyl case out of Santa Cruz is putting a spotlight on the fentanyl crisis on the...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 22, 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,...
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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...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 9, 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...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 9, 20231 min read
Police link 3 student deaths, 6 other overdoses to fentanyl from Dallas-area home
Feb 6, 2023 Three students are dead and six were hospitalized after they overdosed on fentanyl that may have come from one Dallas-area...
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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...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 9, 20231 min read
Gilroy Community Mourns Man Suspected of Dying From Fentanyl Overdose
Feb 8, 2023 The Gilroy community gathered Wednesday to mourn the loss of a man suspected of dying from fentanyl overdose...
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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...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 6, 20231 min read
San Benito Public Health Service gives Naloxone training to nonprofits
Feb 3, 2023 On Feb. 2 Adriana Garcia of San Benito County Public Health Service provided naloxone nasal spray training for local...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Feb 3, 20231 min read
San Benito County opioid deaths increased in 2021
Feb 1, 2023 Deaths from drug overdoses within San Benito County have steadily risen since 2014, with deaths from fentanyl becoming a...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jan 12, 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...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jan 3, 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...
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