Overdose deaths fall for 3rd straight year, CDC data shows
This marks the longest decline in overdose deaths in decades, according to preliminary government data.
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This marks the longest decline in overdose deaths in decades, according to preliminary government data.
A San Mateo County man charged with second-degree murder following the fentanyl overdose death of his girlfriend has been denied bail, prosecutors said.
Santa Clara County officials recently confirmed the county's first carfentanil overdose death.
Santa Clara County officials recently confirmed the county's first Carfentanil overdose death.
Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs directly from the state under a program aimed at making the life-saving medication less expensive and more accessible.
Drug overdoses took a deadly toll in Santa Rosa over the weekend. Police are investigating the deaths of four young people, and the hospitalization of two more, to see if they are connected to a man arrested for selling narcotics, possibly laced with fentanyl. John Ramos reports.
San Francisco is ramping up its efforts to battle a deadly fentanyl crisis with the city's new mayor declaring a state of emergency because of the drug's impact.
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors granted newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers to expedite the city's response to its fentanyl and homelessness crisis.
Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.
A measure proposed by new San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to declare a state of emergency over fentanyl has cleared its first legislative hurdle in the Board of Supervisors. Kara St. Cyr reports.
While fatal overdoses have been declining, new San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie seeks to build on that progress with his “Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance.” Lauren Toms reports.
After being sworn in as San Francisco's 46th mayor, Daniel Lurie pledged that addressing the city's fentanyl crisis would be a priority. Lauren Toms reports.
A billboard campaign along Bay Area freeways is featuring people, as young as one-year-old, who have lost their lives to fentanyl.
A billboard campaign along Bay Area freeways is featuring people, as young as one-year-old, who have lost their lives to fentanyl. Katie Nielsen reports.
Like San Francisco, fentanyl drove a surge in overdose numbers in Vancouver, British Columbia. After implementing progressive drug policies, the Canadian province is signaling a significant change of course.
In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone treatment in California.
A pilot program launched in San Francisco earlier this year is providing outreach to help fentanyl users on the city's streets.
Experts, law enforcement and children's advocates say companies like Snap, TikTok and Meta are not doing enough to keep children safe.
High in mind for many San Francisco residents ahead of November's mayoral election is the city's response to the opioid crisis and homelessness.
While Vancouver and San Francisco may have differing approaches when it comes to the opioid crisis, there is a very similar debate in each city over what the approach to the emergency should look like.
San Francisco and Vancouver, British Columbia, are two West Coast cities that have been hit hard by the fentanyl crisis, but health officials in the Canadian metropolis have responded with a decidedly different approach.
It its battle to curb soaring fentanyl overdose number, the Canadian city of Vancouver has tried bold strategies including safe-use sites and a government-regulated drug supply. Not all Canadians agree with the results.
A federal prison inmate and two other people are facing charges of conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a mailroom supervisor died last week after opening a letter that prosecutors say was laced with fentanyl and other substances.
The California State Assembly Select Committee on Fentanyl, Opioid Addiction and Overdose Prevention on Monday during an informational hearing discussed the urgency of combatting the rise in overdose deaths among youth in recent years primarily due to ingesting fentanyl.
Millions of dollars are headed to combat drug trafficking in the Central Valley in the ongoing fight against fentanyl.
