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GRIM NEWS—Attendees learn that users of any illegal substance are at risk because of counterfeit ingredients that might be deadly. MAKENA HUEY/Acorn Newspapers When Ashley Nettles began working with Ventura County Behavioral Health’s overdose prevention program, fentanyl overdoses were primarily a concern for opioid users. Nearly a decade later, other drugs are being tainted, too,
When Ashley Nettles began working with Ventura County Behavioral Health’s overdose prevention program, fentanyl overdoses were primarily a concern for opioid users. Nearly a decade later, other drugs are being tainted, too, making youth outreach a priority. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid—which accounted for 181, or roughly two-thirds, of fatal drug and alcohol overdoses in
When Ashley Nettles began working with Ventura County Behavioral Health’s overdose prevention program, fentanyl overdoses were primarily a concern for opioid users. Nearly a decade later, fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that accounted for 181, or roughly two-thirds, of fatal drug and alcohol overdoses in the county last year, is often mixed with or disguised
A state grant will strengthen efforts by the Ventura County Sherriff's Office to seize guns from hundreds of residents who are banned from owning them.
Ventura County saw a spike in overdose deaths in 2020, driven largely by a powerful synthetic opioid, a new report shows. Fatal overdoses reached 217 in 2020, a jump of more than 45% compared to the prior year, according to an annual report from the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office. The tally jumped by 68 since 2019, when 149 fatal cases were reported. The surge in 2020 easily topped annual totals for the past five years. Overdose deaths had previously peaked at 170 in 2018, county data shows. Most overdose deaths last year were accidental: 203 out of 217 cases. The number...