Federal and local officials have launched a “Death in Disguise” campaign to raise awareness about the ongoing threat of fentanyl. Officials are calling it a public health crisis and say the time to take action is now.
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A woman was behind bars at the John Benoit Detention Center Thursday on suspicion of mailing methamphetamine and fentanyl to an inmate at the same correctional facility.
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To combat the ongoing scourge of fentanyl and attempt to prevent a rising death rate connected to the synthetic drug, federal and local authorities Thursday initiated a “Death in Disguise” drug awareness campaign in Riverside.
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Ernest Leroy Davis a felon suspected of drug trafficking and being in possession of firearms, fentanyl and a large amount of methamphetamine in Blythe re-entered not guilty pleas.
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“Throughout the nation, we continue to address the impacts of the opioid crisis, and have in recent years seen a marked increase in fentanyl use and associated deaths,” Bonta said in a statement.
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Palm Springs Unified School District has in place a prescription medicine called Narcan which is used to treat someone who has overdosed on fentanyl. Now, other districts are also taking action.
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Christopher Michael Koppa of San Diego was arrested in August following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the deaths of 30-year-old Devahn Reed of Canyon Lake and 34-year-old Patrick Schwab of Lake Elsinore.
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With the skyrocketing number of deaths and overall fentanyl use, local police departments are doing their part to help because as they say, “One Pill Can Kill.”
