SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Oct. 4 a bill, supported by San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, that will require licensed alcohol and drug residential treatment facilities to maintain, on premises, at least two doses of naloxone or a similar drug approved for the treatment of an opioid overdose….
New Law Requiring Narcan in Rehab Facilities Partially Penned by San Diego DA Office
Bodycam VIDEO: Deputy Overdoses After Exposure to Fentanyl; Partner Saves His Life With Narcan
Responding to their first call of the day, two San Diego sheriff’s deputies had no idea one of them was about to suffer a near-fatal drug overdose. His partner would be called upon to save his life. On July 3, Deputies David Faiivae and his field training officer Corporal Scott Crane, of the San Marcos Sheriff’s…
Scotland Mom Lost Her Son to ‘Street Valium,’ Warns: Drugs Are ‘So Easily Accessible’
Tracy Hadlow, a resident of West Lothian, Scotland, is creating awareness about drug abuse after losing her 20-year-old son to “street valium.” Not wanting more people to go through the pain that she endured, Tracy, an NHS clinical support worker, spoke to the BBC and allowed the media company to film her son’s funeral. She…
The Silent Epidemic: The Growing Threat of Fentanyl in Southern California
When Gail Smith lost her son to a drug overdose in 2016, she joined an Orange County club of which nobody wants to be a member. “My son Kenny died of an accidental overdose of heroin mixed with fentanyl,” Smith told The Epoch Times. “We were told that there was enough fentanyl to kill 10…
Former Fentanyl Addict Didn’t Expect Treatment to Work, Now Celebrates ‘Amazing Life on the Other Side’
Last month, a Kelowna man celebrated four years sober after living the life of a hardcore drug addict who’d plunged headfirst into heroin and fentanyl use. He spent time in prison, saw his friend die on his shoulder from an overdose, and came close to death, himself. Crediting a special recovery program called “Bill’s Place”…
Mom Doctor Warns Parents of Social Media Dangers After Straight-A Son Dies of Drug Overdose
Celebrity therapist and relationship expert Dr. Laura Berman has shared a public warning about social media for parents after her son died in what appears to be a tragic accidental drug overdose. Her son was lured into drug use through social media, she says. “My beautiful boy is gone,” she wrote on Instagram on Feb….
Orange County Sheriff Talks 2020’s Major Rise in Crime
In what is likely to be his last address to the community for 2020, Sheriff Don Barnes of Orange County, California, emphasized the rise in crime this past year. There has been a resurgence of drug trafficking this year, including methamphetamine and cocaine, Barnes said during a Facebook live address on Dec. 30. “Our street…
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