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'It's a bad thing': Northland authorities fight deadly consequences of fentanyl Despite lifesaving measures undertaken in recent years, the region continues to experience record levels of overdoses and fatalities — a trend attributed to highly potent and constantly evolving synthetic opioids. 7:00 am, Apr. 16, 2021 × The crisis started with mass prescriptions and black-market sales of pharmaceuticals such as OxyContin and Lortab. It became increasingly dangerous with the addition of street drugs like heroin that promised users a quick and powerful high. Now fentan...

Six Dead of Fentanyl Overdose Last Month Alone, Says Sheriff’s Office in Alert Issued to Humboldt County Citizens Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: Humboldt County has seen a substantial increase in illicit fentanyl distribution, possession and overdose cases, including an alarming number of overdose deaths. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid and a Schedule II narcotic that is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin. Fentanyl is often added to heroin and other drugs to increase their potency and can cause accidental overdos...