California authorities have seized highly lethal amounts of fentanyl in San Francisco, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on June 15. The California Highway Patrol said the amount of fentanyl seized in the past six weeks is enough to kill the city’s entire population nearly three times over. This fentanyl crisis update comes after the government launched a…
California Authorities Seize Lethal Amounts of Fentanyl, Other Drugs in San Francisco
Fentanyl Is Silently Killing California’s Youth as Epidemic Spreads Across America
June 2, 2023
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Fentanyl is silently killing thousands of youth and young adults as California lawmakers struggle to pass laws preventing teens and adults from accessing the drug easily. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is often laced with other drugs, resulting in users unknowingly consuming it, leading to dangerous situations of addiction or overdose, leading to death….
Doctors Call on NSW Government to Act on Drug Law Reform
May 10, 2023
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Doctors in Australia have called on the New South Wales (NSW) government to take action on instituting a drug law reform and saving lives. This comes after Queensland Government became the latest jurisdiction to expand police drug diversion programs for people carrying small amounts of illicit drugs. According to a new report from the National Drug and Alcohol…
How Many Deaths Will It Take Before Biden Forcefully Addresses the Fentanyl Crisis?
Commentary PENN HILLS, Pennsylvania—When the Penn Hills police and paramedics arrived at the modest suburban Pittsburgh home in the 8100 block of Chaske Street on Jan. 14, they found the father of 7-month-old Zhuri Bogle desperately performing CPR on his infant daughter. It was 6:44 a.m., and with the exception of a few flurries swirling…
Cory Morgan: AB’s Treatment Approach to Addiction Works and BC’s Harm Reduction Doesn’t, the Numbers Show
December 31, 2022
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Commentary While we will finally be looking at the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror in 2023, we still have the consequences of the pandemic and government responses to it to deal with. North America had already been struggling to deal with the growth in opioid addiction prior to 2021. The increase in addiction rates…
California Lawmaker Attempts to Make Drug Overdose Antidote More Accessible
May 9, 2022
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Assembly Bill 1627 by Assemblyman James Ramos (D-Highland) would create a pilot program to teach participants—like mothers, fathers, and friends, for example—how to administer naloxone during an opioid overdose. “The loved ones of those who have fallen to fentanyl want to know we are doing all we can to end this plague,” Ramos said in…
California Lawmaker Seeks to Make Drug Overdose Antidote More Accessible
May 9, 2022
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State Assemblymember James Ramos (D-Highland) has introduced a proposal that would create a pilot program to teach participants—such as mothers, fathers, and friends, for example—how to administer the lifesaving treatment naloxone during an opioid overdose. “The loved ones of those who have fallen to fentanyl want to know we are doing all we can to…
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