More states legalize fentanyl test strips to fight rising opioid deaths
Roughly 20 states have legalized the test strips to stop rising deaths from the opioid crisis. The strips are still technically illegal in some states under drug paraphernalia laws.
Overcoming fentanyl: A mother's love, NARCAN, and the road to recovery
Nathan was addicted to drugs for years. His mother has had to save him after multiple overdoses. Now he's staying clean and helping others overcome addiction.
Mom's love, NARCAN saving man hit by fentanyl
Nathan was addicted to drugs for years. His mother has had to save him after multiple overdoses. Now he's staying clean and helping others overcome addiction.
Fentanyl with potential to kill over a million people seized at Oxnard home
According to the sheriff's office, the total amount of fentanyl seized during the arrest was approximately 14 ounces, which equates to approximately 9,000 doses.
OC Supervisors ask state to reconsider Santa Ana needle exchange
Several supervisors said similar programs in the county led to the littering of thousands of needles in parks, schools and neighborhoods.
'Tranq' mixture, known as 'Zombie drug,' becoming more pervasive in SoCal
The new deadly substance 'tranq,' or xylazine, has been found mixed with street drugs.
Parents protest at Snap HQ in Santa Monica
A group of parents who lost their children to suspected fentanyl overdoses protested outside Snapchat's Santa Monica offices. The protesters are calling for the social media app to take some responsibility for their children's deaths.
Fentanyl related deaths spike among homeless in LA County
Driven primarily by fentanyl overdoses, the rate of deaths among homeless people in Los Angeles County spiked upward by 55% between 2019 and 2021.
California university unveils Narcan vending machine to combat overdoses
To help battle the U.S. opioid epidemic, Santa Clara University has installed a no-charge Narcan vending machine.
Government-funded meth pipes handed out to LA homeless
Shocking video shows nonprofit workers handing out clean pipes to people on Skid Row. Tax records show the nonprofit received funds from the government.
Crackdowns against fentanyl dealer continue amid 'public health catastrophe'
Local and federal prosecutors are filing cases targeting fentanyl dealers.
Authorities announce 12 new federal cases targeting fentanyl dealers
DEA Los Angeles Special Agent in Charge Bill Bodner said the "two main drivers" causing fentanyl-related deaths are "accessibility and deception."
Pediatric fentanyl deaths up nearly 3000% since 2013
More than 1,500 children died from fentanyl in 2021, according to a new JAMA report, 30 times more than in 2013.
Operation Ice Man: 9 accused of helping ship meth, cocaine from Arizona, California to Florida
Nine people are facing federal drug trafficking charges after conspiring to transport methamphetamine and cocaine from Arizona and California some 2,000 miles to Florida, the Department of Justice, Volusia County Sheriff, and Flagler County Sheriff's Office announced Monday.
Deadly substance 'tranq' found mixed in street drugs
The new deadly substance 'tranq,' or xylazine, has been found mixed in street drugs.
Record seizure of fentanyl, opioids in largest international darknet trafficking operation
A total of 288 arrests were made, 117 firearms, 850 kg of drugs, 64 of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced narcotics were seized as well as $53.4 million in cash and virtual currency.
3 students suffer possible overdoses at a LA middle school
At least three students at Johnnie L. Cochran Middle School in Los Angeles' Arlington Heights were sickened Monday after possibly ingesting an unknown substance.
El Chapo's sons charged with smuggling cheap fentanyl to US
With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo" Guzmán serving a life sentence, prosecutors say his sons steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quantities of the cheap, deadly drug that they smuggled into the U.S.
Families suing Snapchat over algorithm they say links children to drug dealers
The families claim that Snapchat uses an algorithm to link children to illegal drug dealers. Snap says the filing is "riddled with false claims about how the Snapchat app works."
California drug dealer escapes with 60 pounds of sheriff's meth during failed sting
Sheriff's deputies tried to pull the suspected drug dealer over, but they sped away and deputies lost sight of the car.