LAUSD middle school holds fentanyl awareness seminar amid recent poisoning cases

An LAUSD middle school held a seminar Wednesday to educate parents and students about the dangers of fentanyl following several incidents across the district.

2-year-old overdoses on fentanyl in California, parents arrested

The parents of a toddler who was poisoned by ingesting fentanyl in Northern California were arrested on child endangerment charges, authorities said.

LA County libraries will soon be supplied with overdose-reversing Narcan

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to supply county libraries with naloxone, or Narcan, a drug that helps reverse an opioid overdose.

LA County votes to supply libraries with Narcan

The LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal to place the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, or Narcan, at county libraries and train librarians on how to administer it.

Woodland Hills Parents: Teen son's fentanyl poisoning death was 'tragic end,' not because he's 'a bad kid'

Grieving parents are hoping their 17-year-old son's death by suspected fentanyl poisoning could serve as a cautionary tale for other families. “I’m sure if Cade is watching, he knows, ‘I messed up and I’m so sorry,’” the teen's mother said.

'Devastating' fentanyl: A look inside a DEA testing lab

Just two milligrams of fentanyl, less than a fraction of the size of a penny, is enough to kill an adult. FOX 11 got an exclusive look inside a DEA testing lab where the seized drugs are brought.

California becomes 1st in US to include fentanyl testing in ER screenings

SB-864 or "Tyler's Law" requires that hospitals must include a test for fentanyl whenever they do a drug screening test or urine drug screening test.

Rainbow fentanyl seized in Pasadena drug bust

According to the DEA, the rainbow colors could lead children to mistake them for candy and make them more appealing to young people.

At least 7 teens overdosed from pills containing fentanyl this month: LAPD

LAPD said at least seven teens, including a 15-year-old who died a week ago, have overdosed in the past month from pills believed to have contained fentanyl.