Homeless Santa Rosa man killed by fire after smoking fentanyl
An unhoused man in Santa Rosa is dead after accidentally setting himself on fire from smoking narcotics, officials said.
SF mayor announces plan to facilitate safe injection sites despite lack of state authorization
San Francisco plans to try to thread a legislative needle to allow the opening of safe injection sites in the city. Such sites would allow individuals to use heavy drugs like heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl in a safe and supervised environment.
Student administered Narcan after suspected overdose at Lafayette High School
A suspected drug overdose occurred at an East Bay high school Friday with a student being administered Narcan, officials said.
Homelessness in San Francisco: Talk of frustration, survival
On a frosty December morning, Victoria Solomon recounted how San Francisco police had rousted her awake hours earlier, and threatened to take her to jail if she didn’t clear out within 10 minutes.
Several hospitalized after mass overdose at San Francisco home on Christmas
Authorities are investigating a mass overdose at a San Francisco home on Christmas that sent several people to the hospital, authorities said.
New California law allow universities to order opioid overdose medication free of cost
As California college students prepare to return to campus for the spring semester, the California Department of Public Health is connecting universities with the life-saving opioid overdose medication, Naloxone.
SFPD officer sentenced to jail for robbery of pharmacy last year
A 57-year-old San Francisco police sergeant has been sentenced to a term in jail after pleading no contest to felony charges for robbing a Rite Aid pharmacy in San Mateo of painkillers last year, prosecutors said Thursday.
Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths reported in 2021, CDC's final tally shows
Meanwhile, U.S. life expectancy also dropped in 2021 to about 76 years, 5 months — a decrease of 0.6 years from 2020, the CDC said.
Over 379 million doses of fentanyl seized by DEA in 2022
According to the DEA, the dosage seized is high enough to 'kill every American'.
Police: 2-year-old overdoses on fentanyl, father arrested
An Antioch man has been arrested on felony child endangerment charges, after his 2-year-old child overdosed on fentanyl, police said.
SF supervisors push for safe consumption sites, mayor says there are legal obstacles
A group of San Francisco supervisors are pushing for legal safe drug consumption sites to reduce the amount of overdoses. But Mayor London Breed says the sites face legal obstacles.
SF supervisors look at opening safe-consumption sites in wake of Tenderloin Center's closure
A coalition of San Francisco supervisors and health advocates will hold a news conference on Tuesday to announce plans to fast-track wellness hubs that would include safe-consumption sites in the wake of the Tenderloin Center's closure.
Alleged fentanyl dealer charged in South Bay overdose death
An alleged fentanyl dealer has been charged with murder in the overdose death of a man who he sold the drugs to, prosecutors said.
Man arrested in Oakland after ditching car with drugs, money & walking through traffic
A man under the influence of drugs was arrested and given multiple charges after police discovered $110,000 worth of fentanyl in his vehicle on an Oakland freeway, police said.
San Francisco boy ingests fentanyl at park, dad claims
A San Francisco father said his son is recovering after accidentally ingesting fentanyl at a public park.
K-9 saves 'countless lives' after seizing 60,000 fentanyl pills in Placer County
Authorities announced a large seizure of fentanyl pills during a traffic stop in Placer County.
Drug cartel sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department over rainbow fentanyl
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana and its leaders for producing large amounts of rainbow fentanyl.
15-year-old girl revived after apparent school overdose
A student at a SoCal high school was revived Thursday after she stopped breathing after apparently taking a pill laced with fentanyl, authorities said.
CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
Drug expert says parents shouldn't fear fentanyl in Halloween candy
As Halloween approaches, local police departments are warning about what's known as ‘rainbow’ fentanyl. It's the dangerous opioid make in bright-colored powders and pills, and it's even being transferred in candy containers sometimes.