Fentanyl overdose deaths soar in LA County over 5-year period
Overdose deaths attributed to the synthetic opioid fentanyl skyrocketed in LA County over a five-year period ending in 2021, with such fatalities increasing by 1,280%.
School officials warn of fentanyl-laced pills following accidental overdoses in LA County
There’s been growing concern that large amounts of ecstasy pills contaminated with fentanyl are circulating in the LA-area drug market.
4 overdoses in a day send police looking for source of drugs in Belmont Shore
Police worried there was a batch of heroin cut with fentanyl going around after four people overdosed in the same area of Second Street.
LBFD investigating allegations its employees overdosed at Santa Barbara party
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said four people from Long Beach were saved after they appeared to have overdosed on opioids. The Long Beach Fire Department said it’s now looking into whether any of those people were employees at the department.
Four Long Beach party-goers hospitalized in Santa Barbara after overdosing on opiates
Two men and two women from Long Beach were hospitalized early Sunday after displaying symptoms of an opiate overdose while at a post-wedding celebration at a rented Santa Barbara house, authorities said.