Fentanyl blamed for mass overdose in California that killed one and left 14 in hospital
5 years, 11 months ago

Fentanyl blamed for mass overdose in California that killed one and left 14 in hospital

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A suspected fentanyl overdose in California left one person dead and 14 in hospital – including two police officers who responded to the emergency. Chico chief of police Michael O’Brien said that investigators were attempting to trace the source of the drugs involved in what he described as a ”mass casualty incident” involving police, firefighters and ambulance staff. “Every indication is that this mass overdose was caused by the ingestion of some form of fentanyl in combination with another substance, though that has yet to be confirmed,” he said during a press conference. “It certainly would have been far worse without the response of police and firefighters and the care received by hospital staff.” Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events Fentanyl can be up to 100 times stronger than heroin and accounted for nearly 30,000 deaths in the US in 2017.

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Hawaii crime boss died of a drug overdose while in prison, medical examiner reveals
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Hawaii crime boss died of a drug overdose while in prison, medical examiner reveals

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Hawaii crime boss …

Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016

Al Jazeera  

The highly addictive opioid is behind an increasing number of deaths in Canada, according to the government. Fentanyl is increasingly behind opioid overdose deaths in Canada, according to new government data. The national health agency on Monday reported that nearly 50,000 people in the North American country died from opioid overdose deaths from January 2016 to June 2024. Canada’s government …

A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis
2 weeks, 6 days ago

A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis

Hindustan Times  

* A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis Naloxone credited for sharp drop in overdose deaths in U.S. * Fentanyl remains cheap and plentiful despite availability of antidote naloxone * "Tranq" drugs mixed in with fentanyl may contribute to fewer overdoses, experts say By Maurice Tamman, Shannon Stapleton COLUMBUS, Ohio, - The death toll …

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland
3 weeks ago

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials described as showing the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the area. “The devastating toll fentanyl is taking on our community is starkly apparent in this report and it is …

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?

Hindustan Times  

Standing in the bitter cold outside the DeCoach Recovery Centre, a drug treatment clinic on the edge of an ocean of car parking in Hamilton, Ohio, Scott Weaver explains where his life went off track. “People will tell you it don’t because they don’t want to take it, ‘cause they ain’t done yet.” Mr Weaver’s story reflects America’s opioid crisis. …

Urgent CDC warning as new drug carfentanil 100 times more deadly than fentanyl kills hundreds in 37 states
1 month ago

Urgent CDC warning as new drug carfentanil 100 times more deadly than fentanyl kills hundreds in 37 states

Daily Mail  

Health officials are warning about a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl that has caused deaths in 37 states in recent years. There were 513 overdoses from carfentanil between January 2021 and June 2024, hitting states like Florida and West Virginia the hardest, according to a CDC report published today. The CDC report included data from January 2023 to …

How a fentanyl epidemic, killing 200 Americans a day, has gripped US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How a fentanyl epidemic, killing 200 Americans a day, has gripped US

India Today  

The United States is in the grip of a fentanyl epidemic. WHAT'S CHINA'S ROLE IN THE FENTANYL CRISIS IN US The US Drug Enforcement Administration has identified China as the "main source for all fentanyl-related substances trafficked into the United States". Fentanyl first appeared in the US in the 1970s under the name "China White", and its use surged in …

California overdose death linked to opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, federal prosecutors say
1 month, 2 weeks ago

California overdose death linked to opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, federal prosecutors say

LA Times  

A Santa Clarita man was charged this week in what federal prosecutors believe is the country’s first death due to a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl. Benjamin Anthony Collins, 21, is being held without bond for allegedly selling pills containing protonitazene to a 22-year-old man and resident of Stevenson Ranch, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a news …

California’s drug task force halts entry of an estimated $11.9 million in fentanyl, governor says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

California’s drug task force halts entry of an estimated $11.9 million in fentanyl, governor says

LA Times  

A close-up of fentanyl-laced pills can be seen in a 2019 photo. Amid an ongoing opioid crisis, a special task force of the California National Guard helped seize 1,542 pounds of fentanyl last month, with a street value of about $11.9 million, Gov. In October, the California National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force helped seize more than 1.7 million fentanyl pills. …

California man charged with distributing fentanyl that led to death of Denver man
3 months, 4 weeks ago

California man charged with distributing fentanyl that led to death of Denver man

LA Times  

Denver authorities have charged a California man with distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a Colorado resident. The Denver District Attorney’s Office alleged in a news release Friday that Jamal Gamal bore responsibility for the death of Denver resident Collin Walker by selling the 28-year-old fentanyl in November 2023 that led to his death. According to KDVR TV …

Friend, customer, victim? L.A. case tests limits of murder charges for fentanyl overdoses
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Friend, customer, victim? L.A. case tests limits of murder charges for fentanyl overdoses

LA Times  

A bag of fentanyl seized in a drug raid is displayed at a Drug Enforcement Administration laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. “The bottom line, Casey, is whatever you brought her killed her.” Los Angeles County prosecutors played the tape of Linder’s interview at a preliminary hearing this week to support charging the 38-year-old Granada Hills resident with …

3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail
4 months, 3 weeks ago

3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail

Associated Press  

A federal prison inmate and two other people were charged Tuesday with conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a mailroom supervisor died this month after opening a letter that prosecutors said was laced with fentanyl and other substances. The penitentiary’s mailroom supervisor, Marc Fischer, fell ill on Aug. 9 after opening a letter addressed to Jones …

Worker’s death at California federal prison investigated for possible fentanyl exposure, AP learns
5 months ago

Worker’s death at California federal prison investigated for possible fentanyl exposure, AP learns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A worker at a federal prison in California has died and investigators are examining whether he was exposed to fentanyl shortly before his death, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. In a statement, the Bureau of Prisons said an employee at the prison “began feeling unwell following an exposure to mail saturated in an …

Police warn of ‘dangerous drug batch’ after three deaths in the North East
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Police warn of ‘dangerous drug batch’ after three deaths in the North East

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three deaths in the same northeastern town have potentially been …

3-year-old L.A. twins die from fentanyl-laced drugs. Mother now charged with murder
5 months, 3 weeks ago

3-year-old L.A. twins die from fentanyl-laced drugs. Mother now charged with murder

LA Times  

Police and paramedics were called to this apartment building on Sherman Way in the Winnetka neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday morning. The mother of twin 3-year-old boys who died last week after authorities say they were exposed to drugs laced with fentanyl has been charged with murder and child abuse. My office is committed to holding accountable anyone who …

In the fentanyl crisis, infants and toddlers become unsuspecting victims
6 months ago

In the fentanyl crisis, infants and toddlers become unsuspecting victims

LA Times  

Soluna Lora and her children console one another on June 5 after they unveiled the gravestone of their late son and brother, 2-year-old Ezekiel Rivera, who died in 2023 of fentanyl toxicity in Bakersfield. Soluna Lora, along with her family and friends, release balloons June 5, 2024, at a gravestone unveiling ceremony in Bakersfield for Lora’s child who died from …

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years

CNN  

CNN — After a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in the United States ticked down in 2023 for the first time in five years. “This progress over the last 12 months should make us want to reinvigorate our efforts knowing that our strategies are making a difference,” CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. …

Police in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Police in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week

Associated Press  

EVERETT, Wash. — Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl was left unsecured inside residences, authorities said. Last Saturday, firefighters were called to a residence after an 11-month-old was found unresponsive by the parents, a news release from the Everett fire and police …

Police say fentanyl killed 8-year-old Kentucky boy, not an allergic reaction to strawberries
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Police say fentanyl killed 8-year-old Kentucky boy, not an allergic reaction to strawberries

Associated Press  

MADISONVILLE, Ky. — An 8-year-old Kentucky boy died of a fentanyl overdose last month, not from eating a batch of strawberries, authorities said this week. Police in the city of Madisonville charged 33-year-old Antonio M. Person with manslaughter on Wednesday after investigators determined the boy died of “fentanyl intoxication.” Person was living in the same house as the boy and …

Some D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Some D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them

LA Times  

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, right, with Dist. In an October statement announcing the initiative, Breed said people selling the synthetic opioid are “on notice that pushing this drug could lead to homicide charges.” Jenkins said the effort would make it easier to hold dealers “accountable for the true dangerousness of their conduct.” It’s a remarkable shift in rhetoric and …

Fire extinguishers used to smuggle fentanyl in from Mexico, DOJ alleges
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fire extinguishers used to smuggle fentanyl in from Mexico, DOJ alleges

LA Times  

Seventeen people have been charged in an alleged drug smuggling scheme in which fentanyl and other drugs were brought from Mexico to Los Angeles. Fentanyl was smuggled into Los Angeles from Mexico inside of fire extinguishers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which charged 17 people in the scheme. After crossing the border, the trucks involved in the smuggling …

Boy, 13, dies from accidental fentanyl overdose
11 months ago

Boy, 13, dies from accidental fentanyl overdose

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 13-year-old boy who …

Opinion: ‘Just say no’ can kill kids. Teach them how to stay safe in the fentanyl era
11 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: ‘Just say no’ can kill kids. Teach them how to stay safe in the fentanyl era

LA Times  

Melanie Ramos was only 15 years old when she died of a suspected overdose in a high school bathroom in Hollywood. In a new analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine, we found that fatal overdoses among U.S. teens aged 14-18 hit an all-time high in 2022. Programming should also help teens recognize the signs of an overdose and …

Fentanyl epidemic reaches CONGRESS: Capitol Hill staffers given 600 free doses of live-saving medication naloxone to prevent overdoses as drug wave sweeps Washington
11 months, 1 week ago

Fentanyl epidemic reaches CONGRESS: Capitol Hill staffers given 600 free doses of live-saving medication naloxone to prevent overdoses as drug wave sweeps Washington

Daily Mail  

Naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, was distributed at the Capitol Capitol Hill staffers were given free samples of the life-saving drug naloxone as the deadly fentanyl epidemic continues to hit Washington, D.C., particularly hard. One staffer, Caty Payette, posted on X that free naloxone kits were being distributed Thursday Voices for Awareness set up a table in a Senate office …

Parents Charged After 4-Year-Old Found Dead From Alleged Fentanyl Overdose In Motel
1 year ago

Parents Charged After 4-Year-Old Found Dead From Alleged Fentanyl Overdose In Motel

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The parents of a 4-year-old Washington girl, who allegedly died last week from overdosing on “rainbow fentanyl” pills, have been arrested in connection with her death. Joseph Edward Walker, 30, and Judy Bribiescas, 39, were charged with first-degree manslaughter in the death of their daughter, who was found overdosed in a motel room in Kennewick, Washington, reports …

‘It’s absolutely heartbreaking’: Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County’s deadliest drug
1 year ago

‘It’s absolutely heartbreaking’: Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County’s deadliest drug

LA Times  

In 2022, fentanyl was linked to more overdose deaths in L.A. County than meth for the first time in recent years. “It’s absolutely heartbreaking,” said Amanda Cowan, executive director of Community Health Project Los Angeles, which provides services to people who use drugs. “In the case of race/ethnicity, Black people account for 8% of the population, and disproportionately accounted for …

What's fentanyl, the opioid at the centre of Biden-Xi talks, which led to 70,000 deaths in US?
1 year, 1 month ago

What's fentanyl, the opioid at the centre of Biden-Xi talks, which led to 70,000 deaths in US?

Firstpost  

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more so than heroin. On the sidelines of the APEC Summit, US leader Biden and China’s Xi Jinping agreed that Beijing would take action to stop the influx of fentanyl, that killed 70,000 people in the US last year On Wednesday, US president Joe …

Kansas City to hire 2 overdose investigators in face of rising fentanyl deaths
1 year, 2 months ago

Kansas City to hire 2 overdose investigators in face of rising fentanyl deaths

Associated Press  

— Kansas City will hire overdose investigators as part the Missouri city’s effort to lower the number of fentanyl deaths. An ordinance passed Thursday by the city council allows the city health department to hire two investigators and requires overdoses to be reported within 24 hours, the Kansas City Star reported. A Kansas City police official told the newspaper that …

Temecula man sentenced to prison in first fentanyl-related murder trial
1 year, 2 months ago

Temecula man sentenced to prison in first fentanyl-related murder trial

LA Times  

A Temecula man who gave a pill laced with fentanyl to a 26-year-old woman who died from the drug was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison in the state’s first jury conviction of a fentanyl-related homicide, Riverside County prosecutors said. Romero’s conviction and sentence comes as Riverside County has seen more than 1,400 fentanyl-related deaths since 2020. …

California task force to treat opioid drug overdoses like murders in San Francisco
1 year, 2 months ago

California task force to treat opioid drug overdoses like murders in San Francisco

CNN  

CNN — A new task force for San Francisco’s opioid crisis will empower law enforcement to investigate fatal drug overdoses as homicides, enabling prosecutors to charge dealers with murder, California Gov. The task force will treat opioid deaths in San Francisco like homicide cases in the way it documents deaths, gathers evidence and processes intelligence to map out crime syndicates, …

California task force to treat opioid drug overdoses like murders in San Francisco
1 year, 2 months ago

California task force to treat opioid drug overdoses like murders in San Francisco

CNN  

CNN — A new task force for San Francisco’s opioid crisis will empower law enforcement to investigate fatal drug overdoses as homicides, enabling prosecutors to charge dealers with murder, California Gov. The task force will treat opioid deaths in San Francisco like homicide cases in the way it documents deaths, gathers evidence and processes intelligence to map out crime syndicates, …

What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?

Al Jazeera  

In 2021, two-thirds of drug-related overdose deaths in the US were linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Although fentanyl is approved for medical use, especially in pain management, more than 150 people in the US die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Fentanyl overdose deaths in the US More than 106,000 people died of a drug …

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
1 year, 3 months ago

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration took aim Tuesday at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug. “And we know that this global fentanyl supply chain, which ends with the deaths of Americans, often starts with chemical companies in China.” Besides …

Portland police are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal
1 year, 3 months ago

Portland police are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly a dozen children, including a 1-year-old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history. A 1-year-old, 2-year-old, 5-year-old and two 15-year-olds are among the dead, the Portland Police Bureau …

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. About 150 people from families …

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Andrea Thomas had never heard of fentanyl when her daughter died after taking half of a pill she thought was prescription medication. Five years later, she’s among hundreds of thousands of families who have lost a loved one as the U.S. undergoes the deadliest overdose crisis in its history. prevention is going to be our strongest asset.” In …

Third person charged in suspected fentanyl poisoning death of 1-year-old at New York City day care
1 year, 3 months ago

Third person charged in suspected fentanyl poisoning death of 1-year-old at New York City day care

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A third person has been charged in the death of a toddler apparently poisoned by fentanyl inside a New York City day care center, authorities said as the search continued for the alleged ringleader of the drug peddling operation. Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38, was charged with narcotics distribution resulting in death on Monday, ten days after …

Police discover bags of fentanyl beneath ‘trap floor’ of NYC day care center where 1-year-old died
1 year, 3 months ago

Police discover bags of fentanyl beneath ‘trap floor’ of NYC day care center where 1-year-old died

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The owners of a New York City day care center where a toddler died and three others were sickened by opioid exposure last week were hiding bags of fentanyl beneath a trap door in the children’s play area, police said. Photos shared by police show bags full of powder inside the “trap floor,” a few steps away …

As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder
1 year, 4 months ago

As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder

Associated Press  

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Madison Bernard climbed into bed before dawn with her toddler, Charlotte, who was asleep next to a nightstand strewn with straws, burned tinfoil and a white powder. In California, where the Legislature has failed to pass such laws, prosecutors in at least three counties are turning to drunk driving laws to charge parents whose children die …

As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder
1 year, 4 months ago

As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In California, where the Legislature …

Riverside County jury convicts man of murder in fentanyl-related case, a first of its kind verdict in California
1 year, 4 months ago

Riverside County jury convicts man of murder in fentanyl-related case, a first of its kind verdict in California

LA Times  

A Temecula man was convicted this week of second-degree murder for knowingly supplying fentanyl to a 26-year-old woman who died from the drug, the first jury verdict for a fentanyl-related homicide in California, Riverside County prosecutors said. “The fact that it was a jury verdict is significant — this represents the voice of the community … saying this is murder …

Drug dealer who supplied heroin laced with deadly opioid jailed
1 year, 5 months ago

Drug dealer who supplied heroin laced with deadly opioid jailed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A drug dealer has been …

San Francisco board member wants to mandate pharmacies carry naloxone as overdose cases grow
1 year, 6 months ago

San Francisco board member wants to mandate pharmacies carry naloxone as overdose cases grow

LA Times  

A close up of one of the Narcan naloxone nasal spray. A San Francisco supervisor wants to mandate that all retail pharmacies in the city carry naloxone to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Amid an ongoing overdose crisis, San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey said he wants to mandate that all retail pharmacies in the city carry naloxone …

Homeless people fight to save lives, and stay alive, as L.A.’s fentanyl crisis worsens
1 year, 7 months ago

Homeless people fight to save lives, and stay alive, as L.A.’s fentanyl crisis worsens

LA Times  

Next to a row of tents covered with blue tarps on Skid Row, Jasmine Paredes watched a friend scribble a message on a lamppost with a pink Sharpie: L.A. — Fenty is #1 killa — may God help us all. I later crawled across the street to my friend’s tent and slept for another two days.” The Sidewalk Project — …

7 people treated for fentanyl overdoses in Washington jail
1 year, 7 months ago

7 people treated for fentanyl overdoses in Washington jail

Associated Press  

EVERETT, Wash. — A man in custody in a jail north of Seattle is facing additional charges after officials say seven incarcerated people were treated for signs of overdosing on fentanyl. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said officials administered Narcan to seven people in the jail in Everett on Wednesday evening, The Daily Herald reported. Five have since been released …

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'
1 year, 7 months ago

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'

NPR  

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low' Last December, Officer Courtney Bannick was on the job for the Tavares, Fla., police department when she came into contact with a powder she believed was street fentanyl. Reports of police suffering severe medical symptoms after touching or inhaling powdered fentanyl are common, occurring "every few …

Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon
1 year, 7 months ago

Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — A series of suspected drug overdoses left at least eight people dead over the weekend in Portland, Oregon, according to the city’s police bureau. Like many states around the country, Oregon in recent years has grappled with a surge in opioid overdose deaths fueled by fentanyl, a highly addictive and potentially lethal drug. In Multnomah County, home …

Fentanyl overdoses contribute to surge in L.A. County homeless deaths
1 year, 7 months ago

Fentanyl overdoses contribute to surge in L.A. County homeless deaths

LA Times  

A devastating surge in drug overdoses drove up deaths among unhoused people in Los Angeles County in recent years, along with the rising toll of traffic collisions and homicides, according to a public health department report released Friday. The leading cause of death was drug overdoses, which made up more than a third of deaths among homeless people in L.A. …

13 arrested in connection with fentanyl-laced drugs that led to fatal overdoses
1 year, 8 months ago

13 arrested in connection with fentanyl-laced drugs that led to fatal overdoses

LA Times  

A sheriff’s deputy stands in front of a photo of fentanyl-laced pills during a 2021 announcement in Los Angeles of federal charges against suspected drug dealers. Thirteen people suspected of selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused at least a dozen fatal overdoses in Southern California have been arrested, federal authorities said Tuesday. One of the men arrested, Dominick Kingdiamond Alvarado, 22, …

Fentanyl-related deaths among children increased more than 30-fold between 2013 and 2021
1 year, 8 months ago

Fentanyl-related deaths among children increased more than 30-fold between 2013 and 2021

CNN  

CNN — Fatal overdoses involving fentanyl have surged in recent years in the US and new research shows that deaths among children have increased significantly, mirroring trends among adults. There were about 1,550 pediatric deaths from fentanyl in 2021 – over 30 times more than in 2013, when the wave of overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids started in the US. …

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