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South Bay fentanyl overdose deaths spike; Tranq adds fuel to crisis
Despite a major push to address the crisis, fentanyl use and overdose deaths continue to spike in the South Bay.
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South Bay fentanyl overdose deaths spike; Tranq adds fuel to crisis
Despite a major push to address the crisis, fentanyl use and overdose deaths continue to spike in the South Bay. Robert Handa reports.
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Feds to help San Francisco fight fentanyl crisis
San Francisco will now be getting federal help when it comes to fighting the fentanyl crisis.
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Feds to help San Francisco fight fentanyl crisis
San Francisco will now be getting federal help when it comes to fighting the fentanyl crisis. Sergio Quintana reports.
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Ruling Clears Way for Purdue Pharma to Settle Opioid Claims, Protect Sacklers From Lawsuits
A federal court cleared the way for the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, to settle thousands of claims over the toll of opiods, seemingly without the threat of civil lawsuits.
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Vending Machine With Free Narcan Installed at Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University on Tuesday unveiled a vending machine that contains free Narcan, a super drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
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Vending Machine With Free Narcan Installed at Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University on Tuesday unveiled a vending machine that contains free Narcan, a super drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Damian Trujillo reports.
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Detecting Drugs in Wastewater
Some Bay Area communities are now turning to their wastewater to track the opioid crisis. Raj Mathai speaks with Dr. Matt Willis of Marin County Public Health on this.
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Wastewater Drug Testing May Help Show Where Opioid Crisis Is Growing
A handful of Bay Area communities are now turning to their wastewater to track their opioid crisis.
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Wastewater Drug Testing May Help Show Where Opioid Crisis Is Growing
A handful of Bay Area communities are now turning to their wastewater to track their opioid crisis Christie Smith reports.
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Fentanyl Found in Baby's System After Playing at SF Park, Family Says
A Bay Area family said their baby playing in a San Francisco public park was hospitalized after somehow being exposed to fentanyl. Robert Handa reports.
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Walmart Offers to Pay $3.1 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers. The deal would still need to be approved by 43 states to take effect. It follows a similar announcement from pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreen Co. They each said they would pay about $5...
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CVS Health, Walgreens Announce $5 Billion Opioid Lawsuit Settlements
CVS Health and Walgreen Co. announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and a lawyer said Walmart is in discussions for a deal.
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Watch: Santa Clara County Deputy DA Discusses Battling the Opioid Crisis
Santa Clara County soon will distribute Narcan kits to local high schools as part of a new plan to curb fentanyl overdose deaths. A deputy district attorney with the Major Crimes and Drug Trafficking unit discusses the opioid crisis.
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San Diego Deploying Free Narcan Vending Machines to Help Combat Opioid Epidemic
San Diego County could soon have a new weapon in its arsenal to help fight its growing problem with opioid addiction.
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Record Number of Americans Died of Overdose Deaths in 2021, CDC Says
The Centers for Disease Control revealed Wednesday that the U.S. set a grim record in 2021 with 107,000 overdose deaths.
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More Than 107,000 Americans Died of an Overdose Last Year, Setting New Record
The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes.
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City of San Francisco Sues 4 Companies Accused of Feeding Opioid Crisis
The city of San Francisco is suing four companies it accuses of feeding the opioid crisis sweeping the country.
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Biden Drug Control Plan Stresses Harm Reduction, Treatment
President Joe Biden is sending his administration’s first national drug control strategy to Congress
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Can This Pharmacy Chain Be Found Responsible For the Opioid Crisis?
State attorneys in Florida say pharmacy chain Walgreens ignored red flags that signaled the pharmacies were contributing to the opioid crisis. Walgreens stores in the Tampa area had abnormally high numbers of opioid prescriptions and pills distributed, prosecutors say. Walgreens attorneys say the company was misled by pharmaceutical companies like Purdue Pharma about the potency of the drugs.