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Santa Clara County sees sharp rise in fentanyl deaths
Fentanyl deaths in Santa Clara County have nearly doubled this year compared to 2019, the county medical examiner-coroner’s office said Friday. The medical examiner has confirmed 53 fentanyl overdose...Read More
SF police say they’ve used Narcan to save nearly 150 people from opioid overdose
Police have observed continued success in using Narcan to combat opioid-related overdoses since 2015, San Francisco police officials report. Since 2015, the San Francisco Police Department has partnered with...Read More
EMT student restores overdosing man’s breathing
An emergency medical technician student and BART police helped save a man from overdosing at the Civic Center BART Station in San Francisco on Monday, police said. Nicholas Stallcup...Read More
Vallejo police use Narcan to save woman from overdose
Vallejo police used the opioid reversal drug Narcan to save a woman’s life early Monday morning. Officers were dispatched to Buss Street around 1 a.m. for a report of...Read More
Fentanyl exposure sends nine deputies, five inmates to hospital
Nine San Francisco sheriff’s deputies and five jail inmates were hospitalized Tuesday after being exposed to fentanyl, according to sheriff’s officials. Around 5:30 p.m., deputies discovered an unresponsive inmate...Read More
Jail guards treated with Narcan for opioid exposure
Two guards at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin were taken to a hospital Sunday after possible exposure to fentanyl, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Around 11:45...Read More
Officers administer life-saving medication to woman suffering from apparent overdose
Police officers in San Leandro on Thursday gave life-saving medication to a woman suffering from an apparent opioid overdoseRead More
Vallejo police now carry opioid blocker Narcan
Vallejo police this month started carrying Narcan, which can reverse deadly opioid overdoses in emergency situations.Read More