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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
Police suspect overdose in deaths of two people found in Belmont hotel room
Two people were found dead of a suspected drug overdose at a hotel in Belmont on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded at 2:52 p.m. to a medical...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
Police say two women who died of fentanyl overdose presumed to be mother, daughter
Two women who were found dead at a residence in Santa Rosa Thursday are believed to be a mother and daughter who overdosed on fentanyl, a police sergeant said....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
City to offer pilot sobering center in Tenderloin this spring
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Thursday that the city will open its first drug sobering center in the Tenderloin neighborhood this spring. The new center, located at 180...Read More
Beat officer uses Naloxone to save man from overdose
An alert officer walking the beat Friday morning in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district saved the life of a young man who had overdosed and was unresponsive, police said. The...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
SF supes approve Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force legislation
San Francisco supervisors passed legislation Tuesday that establishes a 12-member Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force. The task force will make recommendations to the mayor, Board of Supervisors and city...Read More
San Bruno police tap ‘Narcan’ to reverse overdoses
San Bruno police will soon carry Naloxone Hydrochloride, commonly called Narcan, to help treat opioid overdoses.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
Trio found dead from overdose identified
Three men found dead last month on a street in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood have been identified by the medical exam.Read More
Inmates survive overdose at Santa Clara jail
Investigators are trying to figure out how four inmates who overdosed Wednesday at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose got their hands on suspected opioids.Read More
Heroin deaths spike in Sonoma County
There has been a spike in the number of suspected heroin overdose deaths in the Santa Rosa area recently.Read More
SF man among three killed in music festival
A 22-year-old San Francisco man and two other people who died at a festival in Southern California over the summer all died of drug overdoses.Read More
SF: Opioid antidote saved 12 lives since 2015
Since 2015, Narcan kits have saved the lives of 12 people in San Francisco suffering from overdoses of opioids such as heroin and prescription painkillers.Read More
Fake Xanax linked to SF death
The public is being urged not to buy prescription drugs on the street after a drug labeled as Xanax was linked to at least one death.Read More