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California programs are waiting weeks for free Narcan to prevent overdose deaths
November 14, 2022 After losing her son Luke to an overdose, Sheila Scott has been trying to get “revenge on death,” she said. Scott...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 14, 20221 min read
Con educación combaten crisis de opioides
Noviembre 18, 2022 Uniformados de enfermero, diez estudiantes toman una clase sobre la peligrosa droga del momento: Los opioides.
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 14, 20221 min read
Mexican police find 660 pounds of fentanyl in coconuts
December 2 2022 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say police found 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of fentanyl pills packed into coconuts.
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Salinas man arrested with over 50 firearms and fentanyl pills
Dec 2 2022 SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said they arrested a man Friday with a cache of firearms.
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 5, 20221 min read
7 students at LA middle school discharged from hospital after suspected overdoses
December 2 2022 Los Angeles CNN — Seven students who were hospitalized Thursday for a suspected drug overdose at a Los Angeles-area...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 5, 20221 min read
¿Qué es el fentanilo arcoíris? Píldoras de colores generan nuevas advertencias sobre la droga más le
Septiembre 25, 2022 (CNN) — Una nueva ola de preocupación se ha extendido por todo Estados Unidos por las píldoras, polvos y bloques...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Alertan por pastillas que parecen dulces y contienen Fentanilo
Septiembre 21, 2022 Los cárteles de la droga implementaron un nuevo método para vender fentanilo, altamente adictivo y potencialmente...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Le encuentran $1 millón en drogas a hombre libre bajo fianza, acusa fiscalía
Noviembre 24, 2022 Los investigadores también encontraron una bolsa de la llamada "Muerte Gris", una mezcla de carfentanil, heroína y...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 5, 20221 min read
With fentanyl ODs still surging, increasing drug use among Latino youth has county leaders concerned
Dec 5 2022 Data showing that young Latinos are growing more prone to illicit drug use has been emerging on both the local and national...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Lucha contra fentanilo: autoridades anuncian nuevos arrestos relacionados con esta droga
Noviembre 21, 2022 Los operativos resultaron en la confiscación de miles de píldoras mezcladas con el opioide fentanilo. Además, el...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Baby Exposed to Fentanyl at San Francisco Park, Family Says
Dec 01, 2022 A Bay Area family said their baby playing in a San Francisco public park was hospitalized after somehow being exposed to...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 1, 20221 min read
After tragic loss of son to opioids, couple offers training on how to use life-saving Narcan
November 03, 2022 COTATI, California (KPIX) — The number of opioid-related deaths in California has almost tripled over the past few...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Drug and alcohol deaths increasing among US adults 65 and older, CDC data shows
November 30 2022 CNN — Deaths related to drug misuse and alcohol abuse appear to be on the rise among older adults in the United States,...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 1, 20221 min read
California Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Trafficking 33+ Kilograms of Methamphetamine
November 30 2022 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced Juan Octavio Iribe Laveaga, 35, of Norwalk,...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Brevard, N.C. Woman Sentenced to 15 Years on Drug Charges
November 30 2022 ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn sentenced today Victoria Kerrigan Irby, 26, of Brevard, North...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 1, 20221 min read
CDC updates opioid prescribing guidelines with new recommendations on tapering or continuing prescri
November 03, 2022 By Jacqueline Howard, CNN For the first time since 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 28, 20221 min read
17-year-old Fullerton girl dies from accidental fentanyl overdose, mother says
October 11, 2022 FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- Chrisa Cornejo is mourning the death of her 17-year-old daughter, Trinity Cornejo. Fullerton...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Salinas Walk with a Doc focuses on life saving measures for opioid overdoses
September 12, 2022 Salinas, Calf.- The Salinas Valley Memorial HealthCare System held a Walk with the Doc event, Saturday Morning. The...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Emergency responders say fentanyl overdoses increasing in San Benito County
September 02, 2022 Drug overdoses are a growing epidemic nationwide and San Benito County residents are experiencing it first hand....
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 28, 20221 min read
DOJ warns of spike in 'rainbow fentanyl' as dealers target young Bay Area teens
August 29, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Dept. of Justice is warning of a rise in what's called rainbow fentanyl- a brightly colored...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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