Nevada commission recommends hospitals add fentanyl to standard drug screening
SOURCE: FOX 5 KVVU-TV LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A new recommendation by the Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children is calling...
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Fentanyl causes a rise in teen deaths
Source: LA DOWNTOWN NEWS This month, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer declared that LA could receive the first $1.8 million payment...
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Grieving mother warns parents about dangers of fentanyl with billboard
SOURCE: FOXLA LOS ANGELES - After losing her 19-year-old son to a fentanyl overdose four years ago, Juli Shamash is trying to prevent...
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State of California—Health and Human Services AgencyCalifornia Department of Public Health
TO: General Acute Care Hospitals (GACHs) SUBJECT: Senate Bill (SB) 864 – Fentanyl Screening in GACHs AUTHORITY: Health and Safety...
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Fentanyl deaths in L.A. County soared 1,280% between 2016 and 2021, report finds
SOURCE: LA TIMES The deadly toll from fentanyl comes as no surprise to Los Angeles County physicians and advocates who have been trying...
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LA County officials come together to tackle fentanyl epidemic
'Every overdose death is a policy failure, and further proof that enforcement-first approaches are not always working,' says one drug...
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Fentanyl deaths in LA County have increased nearly 14 times over 5-year period
SOURCE: ABC 7 LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- New numbers from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health show how the fentanyl crisis has...
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Fentanyl overdose deaths in Los Angeles County up 1,280% since 2016: Report
SOURCE: KTLA With the number of fentanyl-related deaths soaring in Los Angeles County, officials at all levels of local government...
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County leaders announce creation of group to address fentanyl crisis
SOUCE: CBS NEWS LA A new report shows that fentanyl-related incidents have skyrocketed over the last five years at a rate of nearly...
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November 29: Academy of Medical Arts at Carson Complex
Speak at Academy of Medical Arts at Carson Complex
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In Depth: Faces of Fentanyl
SOURCE: FOX 11 By Hal Eisner and Hunter Lowry In Depth: Faces of Fentany Hal is joined by family members of young people who have died...
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More teenagers dying from fentanyl. ‘It has a hold on me, and I don’t know why’
SOURCE: LA TIMES, BY SUMMER LIN The summer before 14-year-old Alexander Neville would have entered high school, he sat both of his...
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Parents invited to fentanyl town hall Thursday
SOURCE: Santa Monica Daily Press The local school district is hosting a town hall for parents this week to warn of the dangers of...
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Even as fentanyl overdoses surge, few hospitals test for it
Source: Chief HealthCare Executive By: Ron Southwick Most hospitals aren’t screening for fentanyl in emergency departments, a recent...
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Mom Advocates for Fentanyl Test in Hospitals
Mom Advocates for Fentanyl Test in Hospitals The mother responsible for getting hospitals to mandate cheap drug testing for a highly...
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