Tag: overdose
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.
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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, fire revive man who OD’d
Hollister police and fire responders revived a man who was found not breathing due to a possible drug overdose, according to authorities.
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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