California to buy a generic Narcan opioid overdose reversal drug
Amneal Pharmaceuticals will sell naloxone to California for $24 per pack, or about 40% cheaper than the market rate. California will give away the packs for free to first responders, universities and community organizations through the state’s Naloxone Distribution Project.
Large drug bust results in 15 arrests, including Riverside County deputy
According to the DEA, this investigation prevented the distribution of more than 10 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl within the Inland Empire and throughout the US.
California offers free fentanyl test strips for 'safe' drug use, advises 'never using alone'
In an effort to curb the incidence of fentanyl overdoses and to protect drug users in California, the state has rolled out free fentanyl test strips for a limited time.
California border officers find thousands of pounds of meth in shipment of carrots
Nearly 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine, worth millions of dollars, were hidden in a shipment of carrots.
'One and only deadly mistake': Family says fentanyl claimed Scottsdale teen's life
Fentanyl-related deaths are continuing to climb across Maricopa County, and a family says one of the drug's latest victims was a 17-year-old Scottsdale boy.
US citizen arrested at California checkpoint after attempting to smuggle $130k in fentanyl pills
An American citizen is accused of trying to smuggle $130,000 worth of fentanyl pills in a ride-share taxi through California's immigration checkpoint.
California seizes record 62,000 pounds of fentanyl
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that operations supported by the California National Guard have resulted in the record seizure of 62,224 pounds of fentanyl in 2023, valued at about $649 million.
'Pawn Stars' Rick Harrison rips politicians over fentanyl crisis after son’s death: ‘Absolutely disgusting’
Harrison, whose son Adam died of a fentanyl overdose last month, called for drug dealers to be charged with attempted murder.
Families call out social media CEOs for harm to their children
Sam Chapman lost his son to fentanyl poisoning in 2021, after he said a drug dealer found his son through Snapchat. Chapman will be one of dozens of family members calling out social media CEOs as they're set to testify to Congress this week.
'Soft Moon' singer Luis Vasquez, DJ Juan Mendez found dead in DTLA
The Soft Moon's Luis Vasquez and DJ Juan Mendez known as Silent Servant, were among the three people found dead in a downtown Los Angeles loft last week.
What is tianeptine? Lawmakers sound the alarm on 'gas station heroin'
Sold at gas stations across the country under names like “ZaZa Red” and “Neptune’s Elixir,” tianeptine use can lead to serious health complications and even death, officials say.
'Enough to kill every American': DEA details just how bad the fentanyl crisis is in America
Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said on Jan. 17. The agency is calling fentanyl the "deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced."
Florida woman suffers brain damage after allegedly given overdose of fentanyl during dental visit: report
A fentanyl exposure leaves woman with brain damage during an "unnecessary" dental surgery, a lawsuit alleges.
Jelly Roll gives powerful speech to Congress: 'Fentanyl transcends partisanship and ideology'
“I am a stupid songwriter y'all, but I have first hand witnessed this in a way most people have not," Jelly Roll told Congress. "Almost every person in this room has lost a friend, family member or colleague to the disease known as addiction."
Film warns of fentanyl overdose danger
FOX 11's Hal Eisner spoke with the parents who lost their 22-year-old son to fake Percocet pills.
Film warns of fentanyl overdose danger
FOX 11's Hal Eisner spoke with the parents who lost their 22-year-old son to fentanyl concoction disguised as Percocet.
Freehab closure leaving human trafficking survivors, substance users homeless
A shutdown of a San Fernando Valley rehab center is prompting a desperate push to open a new facility for survivors of human trafficking and/or substance abuse.
Freehab closure prompts push to open new facility
A shutdown of a San Fernando Valley rehab center is prompting a desperate push to open a new facility for survivors of human trafficking and/or substance abuse.
These new California laws take effect January 2024
Here is a look at some of the new laws that will impact your life beginning January 1, 2024.
Fentanyl overdose lawsuit against Snapchat can move forward in landmark case, judge says
Families of more than 60 young people originally filed the lawsuit against Snapchat in October 2022. A Los Angeles judge just advanced a handful of allegations made in the suit.