After several cases of student overdoses due to the synthetic opioid fentanyl, California lawmakers introduced a bill requiring naloxone—a nasal spray that reverses an opioid overdose—on K–12 school campuses. While schools are permitted to carry naloxone on campus, Assembly Bill 19—introduced Dec. 5 by newly-elected Assemblyman Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin)—would require schools to always have at…
Fentanyl Overdose Antidote Required at California K-12 Schools Under New Bill
December 12, 2022
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10 LA Middle School Students Appear to Overdose on Cannabis Edibles: Authorities
December 1, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Ten Los Angeles students appear to have overdosed on cannabis edibles Thursday at their middle school in the San Fernando Valley, officials said. The students, between 13 and 14 years old, were in mild to moderate distress at Van Nuys Middle School around 10:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). At…
San Francisco Reports Sharp Increase in Fentanyl-Related Deaths
SAN FRANCISCO—Recent data from the San Francisco Medical Examiners’ Office, released on Oct. 17, showed a rapid increase in fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths. Just in September, three out of four drug-related deaths involved fentanyl. Scott Silverman, an interventionist and CEO of Confidential Recover, said that’s partly due to fentanyl being camouflaged or mixed with many…
Downtown Vancouver Store Hit by Repeated Vandalism, Owner Points to Surge in Drug-Related Crime
In the past year and a half after Sebastian & Co Fine Meats opened for business in downtown Vancouver, the butcher has already been hit by severe vandalism five times. Owner Sebastian Cortez says businesses like his are becoming increasingly troubled by surging crime rates in the city, which he attributes to the city’s burgeoning drug crisis….
Downtown Vancouver Store Hit by Repeated Vandalism, Owner Blames Surge in Drug-Related Crime
In the past year and a half since Sebastian & Co Fine Meats opened for business in downtown Vancouver, the butcher shop has been hit by severe vandalism five times. Owner Sebastian Cortez says businesses like his are becoming increasingly troubled by surging crime rates in the city, which he attributes to the burgeoning drug crisis….
2 Teens Arrested in Probe of Fentanyl Overdoses at High School in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD—A 15-year-old boy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of manslaughter for allegedly selling a fentanyl-laced drug to a pair of Bernstein High School students—one of whom died—while a 16-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly peddling drugs to a third student in nearby Lexington Park. Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said the 15-year-old suspect…
Minnesota Man Sentenced to Life for Selling Fentanyl That Caused 11 Deaths
A man from Hopkins, Minnesota, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for distributing fentanyl online, which resulted in 11 people fatally overdosing and also caused serious bodily injury to multiple others. In a Sept. 12 press release, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Aaron Broussard, 31, was convicted in March of 17 counts,…
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Commentary On Aug. 27, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in El Paso, Texas, caught a 14-year-old child walking across the border with 0.52 pounds of fentanyl concealed around his waist. Given that only a few grains of the drug are enough to kill, that one child had what it takes to end over…
‘Needless Slaughter’: Florida AG Presses Biden Admin to Declare Fentanyl a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’
July 21, 2022
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The attorney general in Florida is calling the Biden administration to declare illicit fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction” as fentanyl trafficking and overdose deaths soar. “Given how many Americans are being murdered, the whole federal government and every tactic and capability that we have should be utilized to stop the death and destruction that…
Man Charged With Murder in Overdose Deaths of Model, Her Friend
July 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A Beverly Hills man who was already facing sex-related counts involving seven women over a 13-year period has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of a model and her friend, who were dumped outside Southland hospitals last November, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced July 5. David Brian Pearce, 40,…
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