Fentanyl-related deaths are up in California. By a lot. And it's no different in Sacramento County, which jumped from 17 fentanyl related deaths in 2018, to 227 last year. One neighborhood nonprofit is trying to save lives, by getting drug users to recognize what might be causing their use in the first place.
Reporter: Kate Wolffe, CapRadio
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Advocates Fight To Save Mother Bear And Cub In Lake Tahoe
In Lake Tahoe, a mother bear and her cub — known as Hope and Bounce — have been breaking into homes. Now, wildlife officials want the mother euthanized, but bear advocates are fighting to save her.
Reporter: Maria Palma, KUNR
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Sep 2023
He Tried to Save a Friend. They Charged Him With Murder.
<p><i>Warning: This episode contains descriptions of rape, sexual abuse and death.</i></p><p>As an epidemic of fentanyl use continues in America, causing tens of thousands of deaths each year, lawmakers and law enforcement agencies are holding one group increasingly responsible: ... Show More
38m 53s
Sep 2022
Vancouver’s Unconventional Approach to Its Fentanyl Crisis
<p> An influx of Fentanyl, a highly lethal synthetic narcotic, has aggravated the opioid crisis in the United States and prompted communities to scramble for ways to lower the skyrocketing rates of overdose deaths.</p><p>In Vancouver, a Canadian city that has been at the forefron ... Show More
33m 33s
Mar 2023
Fentanyl, une tragédie américaine
Aux Etats-Unis, le Fentanyl, puissant médicament opioïde, fait des ravages dans toutes les couches de la société. Au-delà de l’impact sanitaire, plus de 100’000 overdoses par an, cette crise est révélatrice d’un système de lutte contre la drogue en bout de course. Dans le 23ème é ... Show More
15m 19s
Feb 2024
Overdoses and a small city state of emergency
Last week, paramedics in Belleville, Ontario responded to 13 drug overdoses in a single hour. By the time the city declared a state of emergency two days later, the total had reached almost two dozen.
So how did these near-simultaneous overdoses unfold? What caused them? And how ... Show More
22m 38s
Mar 2023
A Game Changer In The Fight Against Fentanyl
Amid America's ongoing drug epidemic, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have proposed legislation to prevent drug smuggling efforts from cartels at the southern border. Now, the FDA has approved the over-the-counter sale of Narcan, a drug used to treat and reverse opioid overdoses. FOX N ... Show More
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