Santa Clara County records first death due to 'tranq'
Authorities on Monday confirmed the first death in Santa Clara County attributed to a dangerous animal tranquilizer that is increasingly mixed with opioids like fentanyl and heroin.
Authorities on Monday confirmed the first death in Santa Clara County attributed to a dangerous animal tranquilizer that is increasingly mixed with opioids like fentanyl and heroin.
SJ POA exec left court on fentanyl distribution charges in silence
Joanne Segovia, a San Jose Police union executive, accused of running a importing and distributing fentanyl, was released from jail on Friday without bail.
Joanne Segovia, a San Jose Police union executive, accused of running a importing and distributing fentanyl, was released from jail on Friday without bail.
Feds charge San Jose police union executive as hub in Fentanyl distribution ring
Federal agents charge exec. director of San Jose police union with importing and distributing Fentanyl locally, nationally, and internationally.
Federal agents charge exec. director of San Jose police union with importing and distributing Fentanyl locally, nationally, and internationally.
San Jose police union executive charged with distributing opioids
The executive director of the San Jose Police Officer's Association was charged with distributing opioids, according to federal officials.
The executive director of the San Jose Police Officer's Association was charged with distributing opioids, according to federal officials.
Mexican president says lack of hugs caused US fentanyl crisis
On Friday, Mexico's president Andrés Manuel López Obrador told a morning news briefing that the problem was caused by “a lack of hugs, of embraces.”
On Friday, Mexico's president Andrés Manuel López Obrador told a morning news briefing that the problem was caused by “a lack of hugs, of embraces.”
New street drug 'tranq dope,' rots skin, turns humans into 'zombies'
'Tranq dope,' a mixture of fentanyl and Xylazine, is causing overdoses in major cities like Philly.
'Tranq dope,' a mixture of fentanyl and Xylazine, is causing overdoses in major cities like Philly.
SF's sanctuary city policy under threat of erosion, some say; board to consider changes
Political leaders are debating the future of San Francisco's sanctuary city policies. Supervisors are debating reaffirming the commitment to sanctuary city while one supervisor is asking to carve out dangerous drug dealers.
Political leaders are debating the future of San Francisco's sanctuary city policies. Supervisors are debating reaffirming the commitment to sanctuary city while one supervisor is asking to carve out dangerous drug dealers.
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs
The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis.
The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis.
Dealer of fentanyl-laced pills gets 8-year sentence in death of Concord girl
A drug dealer convicted of selling fentanyl-laced pills that resulted in the death of a Concord teen was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday.
A drug dealer convicted of selling fentanyl-laced pills that resulted in the death of a Concord teen was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday.
3 dead, 1 recovering in Gilroy fentanyl poisoning
Three South Bay men died and a fourth was hospitalized after the group ingested drugs laced with fentanyl.
Three South Bay men died and a fourth was hospitalized after the group ingested drugs laced with fentanyl.
Fentanyl, ghost gun, thousands of dollars found in Oakland home bound for Tenderloin
San Francisco police recovered several pounds of narcotics, thousands of dollars, a ghost gun and additional pieces of evidence in an Oakland home Wednesday evening, officials said. A majority of the narcotics found was fentanyl and was “earmarked" for the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco.
San Francisco police recovered several pounds of narcotics, thousands of dollars, a ghost gun and additional pieces of evidence in an Oakland home Wednesday evening, officials said. A majority of the narcotics found was fentanyl and was “earmarked" for the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco.
California drug bust: $4 million in narcotics seized by border patrol agents in one day
Border Patrol agents seized nearly 300 pounds of narcotics with an estimated street value of $4 million from three vehicle stops in just one day.
Border Patrol agents seized nearly 300 pounds of narcotics with an estimated street value of $4 million from three vehicle stops in just one day.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.