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Two ODs, one death: Man gets eight-year sentence for selling fentanyl-laced pills
Seaside man was sentenced to eight years for selling fentanyl-laced pills that allegedly caused two people to overdose, one of whom died.Read More
Marin County holds drug take back month to reduce overdose risks
In an effort to reduce the number of drug overdoses, Marin County declared October Prescription Drug Take Back Month.Read More
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
Emeryville police revive opioid overdose victim with Naloxone
An Emeryville police officer on Saturday administered the prescription medication Naloxone to a person who appeared to have been experiencing an opioid overdose, police said. The officer was flagged...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
Judge gives 16-year sentence for fentanyl conspiracy conviction
A 43-year-old San Francisco man was sentenced on Friday in federal court to 200 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kia...Read More
Doctor faces second-degree murder, elder abuse charges for opioid deaths
The California Attorney General’s Office has charged a Santa Rosa doctor with second-degree murder for allegedly prescribing dangerously high levels of addictive opioids and narcotics to four of his...Read More
Petaluma police arrest woman with 102 grams fentanyl, scales, $3,000
A woman was arrested in Petaluma after a traffic stop led to the discovery of fentanyl and more than $3,000 in cash late Monday night, according to police. The...Read More
San Mateo County sues opioid drug makers
San Mateo County joined more than 1,300 cities, counties and groups in suing opioid prescription drug makers for allegedly fueling the nation's opioid epidemic.Read More
Physician’s assistant convicted on opioid charges
A San Leandro physician's assistant who authorities said was the number one prescriber of opioids in California was convicted Tuesday of 39 counts of distributing controlled substances without a...Read More
Alameda Co. officers exposed to fentanyl
An Alameda County sheriff's sergeant and detective are recovering after being exposed to a lethal dose of the potent opioid fentanyl while conducting a drug investigation in a motel...Read More
Alameda Co. opioid deaths halved in 2017
Officials with the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency said recently-released data reveal that the number of opioid overdose deaths decreased by nearly 50 percent in 2017.Read More