Tag: fentanyl
SB County gets state grant to fight opioid epidemic
The Tri County-Collaborative has received a state-funded grant to help in efforts to battle the ongoing opioid epidemic in the Central Coast region, the...
State stiffens penalties for fentanyl trafficking
People convicted of distributing fentanyl will face stiffer criminal penalties in the coming year under a new law shaped by rising overdose deaths.
The law...
Authorities ID three suspected overdose victims
The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified those who died in recent suspected fentanyl overdoses at a Gilroy residence as three men in their...
Police report robbery, overdose, vehicle theft in Hollister
Hollister Police were busy Feb. 17-18 responding to numerous high-priority calls, including a violent robbery involving a juvenile victim, a fentanyl overdose and a...
County officials sound alarms about fentanyl
San Benito County public safety and health officials are sounding the alarm about the dangers of fentanyl—a powerful opioid—after a recent and ongoing spike...
Overdose deaths in U.S. reached record high as pandemic spread
Americans died of drug overdoses in record numbers as the pandemic spread across the country, federal researchers reported Wednesday, the result of lost access...
Overdose deaths increase in San Benito
Drug overdoses and deaths are on the rise throughout the state of California, and San Benito County has seen a major uptick in incidents...
Police: Hollister teen supplied fentanyl leading to fatal OD
Police arrested an 18-year-old Hollister man on charges that he supplied another teen with a potent opioid that resulted in the victim’s overdose death.
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