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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.”
