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3 California Drug Campaigns and a Treatment Center to Help
Drug abuse is a problem nationwide. And California, in particular, has experienced its share of those struggling with addiction to substances. That’s why treatment centers like Laguna Treatment Hospital and…
Alleged Drug Dealers Charged with Murder for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Southern California
An increasing number of prosecutors in Southern California have begun viewing fentanyl-involved overdose deaths as poisonings. This month, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office charged 3 men with murder for…
How to Get Narcan (naloxone) in Orange County, CA
In 2018, despite a slight drop in overdose deaths nationwide, deaths from drug overdoses were still four times higher than in 1999.1 On a national level, opioids are involved in…
Fentanyl Cause of Higher Rates of San Diego Overdose Deaths
Prescription drug abuse peaked in 2010. With pill mills dotting the country, illegal pharmacies more than willing to supply those who wanted them with prescription opioids like OxyContin and Vicodin,…
Opioids = #1 Cause of Overdose Death in San Diego
Opioids are causing a wipeout. San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan recently announced that opioids were the number one cause of overdose in San Diego for the first time,…
Middle School Kids Overdose in CA
It is every parent’s nightmare. The phone rings, and it is a school counselor, nurse, or police officer calling to say that your child has been taken to the hospital…
Orange County & San Diego Hit Hard by Fentanyl Overdose Deaths in 2016
Orange County and San Diego County, both in California, are among the top 15 counties in the country that were hardest hit by fentanyl overdose deaths in 2016, according to…
Drug Overdose Deaths Caused by Fentanyl Skyrocket in San Diego
San Diego residents are struggling with opiate abuse and addiction, and it shows in the number of people lost to opiate overdose. Specifically, fentanyl is increasing the cause of drug…