Health Care

Prescription Database Could Help Prevent Opioid Abuse, But State System Still Lags

March 30, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

An opioid prescription database that was supposed to be a required part of physician practice two years ago still isn’t ready to use. Patient advocates say it’s costing lives.

Drug Use Up In Prisons With Intensive Programs

June 29, 2016

(AP) — Drug use appears to have increased since California began a multimillion-dollar program to keep illicit drugs from reaching state prisons.

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Yolo County Reports Second Fentanyl Death, Regional Death Toll Rises To 13

April 20, 2016

A second person has died of a drug overdose related to the counterfeit perspection pain pills containing fentanyl. There have been three overdoses in the county.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Sacramento Fentanyl Crisis Update

April 19, 2016

We learn the latest in the investigation into the series of fentanyl deaths and overdoses in the Sacramento County region. DEA Special Agent in Charge, John Martin, talks about the ‘look-alike’ quality of this drug as it’s trafficked on the street.

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Sacramento County Reports A Rash Of Opiate Overdoses

March 28, 2016

UPDATE March 29 - Sacramento County officials are now reporting 28 cases of opioid-related overdoses in the past few days. Authorities say the overdoses are suspected of causing six deaths.