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Some parents in Elk Grove were concerned when their high school students brought home Narcan, an overdose reversal drug, after a school assembly on Monday, but the organizers behind the assembly said it's the first step in educating teens about the dangers of counterfeit pills.
A Pleasant Grove High mom is speaking out after her son, who has a history of health complications, brought home the overdose-reversal drug following a school assembly. Although Narcan is harmless for the general population, it can be dangerous if taken by some with health conditions.
What is often called "rainbow fentanyl" has been seized by law enforcement agencies in 18 states just this month, the DEA reports.
Authorities in Placer County are warning of a synthetic version of the powerful drug fentanyl that could be targeting young people. It looks like chalk and could look like rainbows. There has been an increase in recent deadly overdoses due to the drug.
The father of a two-year-old girl who died in April has been arrested after an investigation found the presence of fentanyl in the child.
The army said troops also found 328 pounds of apparent powdered fentanyl at a checkpoint in the northern state of Sonora, which borders Arizona.
A Santa Rosa couple has been charged with murder following the death of their 15-month-old toddler who died in May after ingesting fentanyl.
A bill from a Bay Area lawmaker that would allow Oakland and San Francisco, along with Los Angeles, to open safe injection sites for opioid users has cleared the legislature and is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
A man who sold illicit drugs containing fentanyl that went on to kill a Rocklin teen is now facing a 17-year prison sentence.
A man was arrested in Lodi for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and for being in possession of various illegal drugs, said the Lodi Police Department.
Mothers Against Drug Deaths, an organization working to bring about the end to the fentanyl epidemic, held a rally at the Capitol in Sacramento, urging Gov. Newsom to do more to stop it.
Authorities say two inmates at the Amador County Jail had to be rushed to the hospital after a suspected fentanyl exposure incident over the weekend.
A couple's crusade continues after losing their 17-year-old son to fentanyl poisoning.
A large amount of suspected fentanyl was seized by officers in Rocklin after a probation search early Monday morning.
A traffic stop along Interstate 80 in Sacramento led to officers discovering tens of thousands of pills of illicit drugs.
The heat is being turned up on dealers selling deadly drugs laced with fentanyl.
Police confiscated a large number of fentanyl pills left behind in a hotel room in Galt, said the Galt Police Department.
A Roseville man has been charged with homicide after someone overdosed and died from fentanyl-laced drugs he allegedly sold them.
A man is under arrest on drug-related charges after someone saw two people passed out in a car and called the police.
The California Highway Patrol said the largest fentanyl bust in San Joaquin Valley history was made this week in the Merced area.
On Thursday, a 13-year-old Judkins Middle School student died of a suspected drug overdose in the Arroyo Grande neighborhood.
Three people are under arrest and a young child has been taken into protective custody after a drug arrest in Grass Valley.
In just under two weeks, authorities say they have dealt with three medical emergencies involving a total of six inmates for opioid overdoses at the Butte County County.
Police say three Stockton officers may have been exposed to fentanyl on Sunday morning.
It's an issue so problematic, authorities say the rate of fentanyl-related deaths is now higher than homicides.
