Solace Foundation News Today

According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, between 250 and 290 opioid related deaths took place each year between 2016 and 2019 in the county, a number that doubled by 2020.

A roundup of news briefs and calendar items from around the area, this week from the cities of Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach and Irvine.

More California schools are starting to keep Narcan, a drug used to prevent accidental drug overdoses, on campus as the use of opioids in schools continue to rise.