Tag: fentanyl
Local Scene: Fentanyl town hall; blood drive scheduled
Virtual town hall discusses fentanyl
Middle and high school students and families are invited to participate in a virtual town hall about the dangers of...
DA: Teen drug dealer arrested after death of 12-year-old girl
A drug dealer has been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old San Jose girl who fatally overdosed on fentanyl, according to the Santa...
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...
Grieving families sound alarms about fentanyl
Gilroy resident Fernando Sanchez had just gotten out of school and was hanging out with some friends one afternoon last March when the group...
County reports ‘surge’ in fentanyl overdoses
Law enforcement authorities are warning the public about the dangers of fentanyl after a surge of overdoses on the powerful opioid drug in recent...
Fentanyl deaths on the rise in Santa Clara County
Deaths by fentanyl overdose are sharply on the rise in Santa Clara County this year, as the Medical Examiner-Coroner revealed that 53 residents have died from the drug as of Nov. 10, according to county officials.
Fentanyl deaths increase in Santa Clara County
Deaths from fentanyl, a powerful opioid drug, are drastically on the rise in Santa Clara County this year, and public health officials think stress and anxiety resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic might be contributing to the increase.
County warns of ‘fake pills’ with deadly fentanyl
Local public safety and health authorities are advising residents of an increase in fentanyl overdoses in Santa Clara County, and the growing presence of counterfeit pain pills that contain the powerful opioid.
