October 23, 2019 Since the uptick in overdose deaths from both opioids and stimulants such as methamphetamine, their work is becoming...

October 22, 2019 It is believed fentanyl has been laced in counterfeit prescription narcotics that are being sold in our community....

October 22, 2019 San Benito County Sheriff's Office put out a warning of increase in opioid overdoses due to counterfeit pills containing...

October 16, 2019 The program enables their ER to treat anyone who is experiencing withdrawal from opioids or anyone who needs support...

October 9, 2019 There are treatments that work, but rehab facilities don't have to use them. A Gilroy family learned that the hard way.

July 24, 2019 The Hollister Police Department & Hollister Fire Department revived a man after he was found not breathing from a suspected...

June 18, 2019 Since 1968, Sun Street Centers has worked to treat patients with alcohol and drug addiction. On July 12, Sun Street Centers...

April 7, 2019 A 23-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning at a Watsonville home after a police dog sniffed out 138 grams of heroin...

January 14, 2019 The fentanyl drug overdose crisis that first erupted back east has come to Fresno County in a case where a Fresno man...

January 12, 2019 One person has died and four are in critical condition after a mass drug overdose at a house in Chico, Calif. A total of...

October 23, 2018 San Benito County Opioid Task Force updated the San Benito County Board of Supervisors on its achievements since its...

June 26, 2018 2 individuals lives have been saved in San Benito County by Naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, made possible by a...

May 19, 2018 San Benito County Public Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel discusses joining in on the lawsuit versus pharmacy giants.

May 18, 2018 San Benito County joins more than 30 counties in California to file legal action against pharmaceutical companies over the...

November 16, 2022 Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. An estimated...

November 15, 2022 Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits...

November 4, 2022 Laura Didier has lost count of the number of times she’s described her son’s death. On a December early afternoon in...

October 05 , 2022 CNN — Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl...

September 28, 2022 Twenty-year-old Charlie told "Nightline" that he's lucky to be alive after he nearly became one of the thousands of...

September 22, 2022 SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) this week warned school leaders about a new and...