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Fullerton Man Charged After Possessing Enough Fentanyl to Kill 12 Million People
A Fullerton man has been charged with felonies for possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people.
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Warning Sent to LAUSD Families Over Drugs With Fentanyl
Illegal fentanyl is killing people almost every single day across Southern California. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
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Fentanyl Drug Enforcement Crackdown
Illegal fentanyl is killing people almost every single day across Southern California. These deaths were once classified as “drug overdoses” but police in some communities are starting to look at them in a different way, putting dealers behind bars even if they sell just one illegal pill. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 I-Team on May 26, 2022.
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Tragedy Leads to Change: One Family's Plea Transforms the Fentanyl Fight in Riverside County
Deaths from the illegal drug fentanyl happen nearly every day across Southern California.
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Riverside School Employee Accused of Giving Fentanyl to Students
A woman who was a bus driver was arrested on suspicion of providing fentanyl to students at a Riverside private school for children with special needs.Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on May 20, 2022.
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Riverside School Employee Arrested For Giving Out Fentanyl Pills to Students
An employee at a Riverside school for special needs children is now under arrest. Police say she was selling fentanyl pills to students and last week, one suffered from an overdose. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on May 20, 2022.
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Bus Driver Accused of Giving Fentanyl to Students at Riverside Special Needs School
A woman who works as a bus driver a provides campus security was arrested on suspicion of providing fentanyl to students at a Riverside school.
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Bus Driver Accused of Giving Fentanyl to Students
A bus driver in Riverside faces charges. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Friday May 20, 2022.
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Two Maintenance Workers Found Dead in Downtown LA Apartment
Two maintenance workers were found dead Thursday afternoon in an apartment in downtown LA, and police say they may have been exposed to fentanyl. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
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More Than 107,000 Americans Died of an Overdose Last Year, Setting New Record
The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes.
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New White House Plan to Address Meth Crisis in San Diego
Saturday, President Biden sent the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to San Diego to announce a new plan to crack down on the methamphetamine crisis. The Biden-Harris administration’s plan will increase and enhance further collaboration between San Diego County’s existing Meth Strike Team (Health and Human Services Agency), itself a collection of local agencies, and the...
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3 Men Found Dead Inside Downtown L.A. Apartment
Three men were found dead inside a Downtown L.A. apartment late Wednesday night, after it is believed they ingested the drug fentanyl. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC 4 News at 4
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SJPD Officer's Death Linked to Fentanyl: Coroner
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s confirmed to NBC Bay Area Saturday that the cause of death for former San Jose police officer De’Jon Packer is “fentanyl toxicity.”
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Ohio Doctor Accused of Overprescribing Fentanyl Found Not Guilty in Deaths of 14 Patients
A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor in the deaths of multiple hospital patients
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Florida Groups Canvass Spring Breakers to Warn of Fentanyl
Community activists in South Florida sprang into action after West Point cadets on spring break were sickened by fentanyl-laced cocaine at a house party
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Buena Park Pair Arrested, Face Felony Charges in What DA Calls OC's Largest Drug Bust in 16 Years
The Office of the District Attorney of Orange County Wednesday released a statement saying two Buena Park men have been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after confiscating over 800 lbs of methamphetamines and nearly 190 lbs of cocaine.
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Mothers Behind Billboard Calling Out San Francisco's Drug Crisis Speak Out
A billboard that went up Monday in San Francisco has become one of the most talked-about sites in the city.
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States Look for Solutions as US Fentanyl Deaths Keep Rising
With fentanyl driving fatal overdoses to record levels in the U.S., state governments are scrambling for solutions
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Record Fentanyl Deaths Impact Local Families
Drug overdose deaths top 100,000 annually for the first time, driven by fentanyl, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Provisional data shows drug overdose deaths rose by 28.5% over a 12-month period ending in April 2021.
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Fentanyl Deaths Rise at Alarming Rate
All across Southern California, fentanyl deaths are happening at an alarming rate. And with the recent crackdown on doctors and companies for flooding the market with pain pills, people are increasingly turning to the online black market where they’re unwittingly buying dangerous fake drugs. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 I-Team at 11 p.m. on March 28, 2022.