opioid

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…

2 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Doctor, four others charged in five-year opioid prescription scheme

A Monterey County doctor, his wife and three others are facing charges in federal court in San Jose of conspiring…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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