Opioids in the News

Spike in Overdoses and Deaths in San Benito County Due to Counterfeit Drugs Contaminated

December 22, 2021 San Benito County is reporting a spike in drug overdoses likely linked to counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. From...

'Informed Consent': To Reduce Harm, Some Bay Area Venues Are Providing Fentanyl Testing Strips

October 6, 2021 Overdoses continuing to rise, some bay area venues are providing fentanyl testing strips to patrons and the public for free.

$1.8 million in drugs seized in multi-agency drug trafficking operation

September 16, 2021 More than $1 million dollars worth of illegal drugs are now off the streets in Monterey County, thanks to a...

Opioid Overdoses on the Rise in San Benito County

August 24, 2021 Along with our neighboring counties Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Santa Clara, as well as across California, is witnessing a...

Surge in Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses Among Homeless Connected to Methamphetamine Containing Fentanyl

August 13, 2021 San Jose had recently seen a spike in deaths due to individuals being sold methamphetamine that the users did not know...

Santa Cruz police respond to 14 overdoses in 14 days

August 2, 2021 Santa Cruz Police said they responded to the encampment at East Levee Monday morning for the latest overdose. Of the 14...

Overdoses Dipped at the start of the pandemic then, resumed, and this year they're soaring

August 2, 2021 "In April 2020, shortly after shelter-in-place took effect, drug-related overdose cases fell at Community Hospital of the...

Police use Narcan to save overdose patients

June 1, 2021 For at least the second time in less than a month, police delivered the Narcan medication to a San Benito County resident...

Fentanyl Is Killing More People During the Pandemic. In Santa Clara County, Victims Are Getting Youn

May 24, 2021 The increase mirrors a surge in drug overdoses in California and around the country during the pandemic. What’s notable...