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President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are expected to discuss the border crisis and drug trafficking in their meeting Friday.
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President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are expected to discuss the border crisis and drug trafficking in their meeting Friday.
A San Jose man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for providing the fentanyl that killed a man from Ohio, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.
Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News.
A Fremont woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after her 23-month-old son died from a fentanyl exposure last month, police said.
Federal officials announced Thursday that they are getting in on the city's hardline approach to the fentanyl crisis, with the hope that tacking on federal charges will dissuade people from dealing.
A new joint law enforcement task force to investigate opioid-linked deaths in order to hold drug dealers accountable in San Francisco was announced Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom and city officials.
A San Jose man has been charged in the death of his baby daughter, whose body was found in an apartment littered with opioids earlier this year, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said Friday.
Middle and high school students across California will be protected by a new law requiring life-saving prevention and response resources for fentanyl overdoses under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday.
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office launches new detox program within a correctional facility to combat the fentanyl crisis.
A fentanyl dealer who was convicted of murder and has now been sentenced.
A person who appeared to have overdosed on a BART train in Oakland early Sunday morning was revived by police, the agency said.
A San Jose man is in jail on homicide and elder abuse charges in connection with the poisoning death of his mother and a brutal assault on his father, police said.
Residents of the city and county of San Francisco with addiction problems who receive cash assistance would be required to undergo treatment to continue receiving payments under a new proposal from Mayor London Breed.
U.S. cities wanting to pay people with drug addiction to stay sober have scored a major victory by getting more funding for what is known as contingency management programs.
It is a problem across the Bay Area, but the fentanyl crisis is hitting San Francisco especially hard, with the city reporting August was one of its deadliest months for overdoses.
Wilson Walker reports on how San Francisco Department of Public Health officials plan to utilize data on drug use to better help addicts (9-19-2023)
Amid renewed concerns over the opioid crisis, legislation that would require insurance companies to cover the cost of the over-the-counter form of overdose-reversal drug Narcan is a step away from being signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Lauren Toms reports on proposed legislation that would make Narcan covered by insurance companies (9-18-2023)
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved amping up services and resources to combat the fentanyl crisis with money from opioid lawsuit settlements and other grants.
Police in Union City are investigating five fentanyl overdoses -- two of them fatal -- that happened in 24 hours, authorities announced Wednesday.
The fentanyl crisis has hit hard in the suburb of Union City, where emergency crews responded to five overdoses over 24 hours, two of which turned fatal. Wilson Walker reports. (9/6/23)
It costs around $45 for two doses, but the California legislature is considering a proposal to cap the cost at $10 or less.
With the rise in fentanyl overdoses on San Francisco streets, the City is rolling out a public information program to help residents know when to call 911.
Amid the ongoing fentanyl crisis, the California legislature is considering an East Bay lawmaker's proposal to cap the cost of overdose-reversing drug naloxone to $10 or less.
The area outside the San Francisco Federal Building is home to one of the most brazen open-air drug markets in the city.
