Assemblymembers Discuss Fentanyl Overdose Crisis Among Youth
An Assembly committee discussed the urgency of combatting the rise in overdose deaths among youth in recent years primarily due to ingesting fentanyl....
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Aug
24
May
Medi-Cal Expands Access to Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment
California is on the national front lines of making mental health and substance use disorder care easier to access for patients of Medi-Cal....
15
Apr
Sacramento Lawmakers Step Up Push for ‘Smart Solutions’ on Crime, Public Safety
The #SmartSolutions Public Safety Policy Platform addresses concerns of retailers, retail workers, the fentanyl crisis, and support for victims of crime....
02
Feb
Fighting Substance Abuse with Care, Not Criminalization
The Center at Sierra Health Foundation highlighted the effectiveness and successes of a care over criminalization philosophy in dealing with substance abuse....
03
Aug
A Softball Game Inside San Quentin
A formerly incarcerated, now sober softball team played July 23 against the Hardtimers — the San Quentin softball team — inside the walls of San Quentin Prison....
24
Jul
In Fight Against Substance Use Disorder, Calif. Health Advocates Focus on Mental Health, Education
Programs such as See Her Bloom help Black women with substance abuse disorders by sharing resources and allowing women to tell their stories....
19
Jun
Medical Respite Care Is Eluding Bay Area’s Black Population
Black people in the Bay Area are two times less likely to access medical respite care in their lifetime as compared to white and Latinx people....
19
May
Children Are Dying at Increasing Rates
Child life expectancy has gone down in recent years, due to four leading causes, authorities say: homicide, suicide, accidental drug overdose and car accidents....
30
Mar
FDA Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Use
The FDA approved OTC sales of the opioid overdose treatment Narcan on Wednesday, but it remains to be seen when it will be available or what it will cost....
24
Mar
Newsom Wants to Change Criminal Justice and Healthcare in California
Change is coming to California’s oldest and most notorious prison and entire criminal justice system, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday....
16
Dec
Fentanyl & Meth Drug Use Called a ‘National Poisoning’
Law enforcement and health officials say illegal fentanyl and meth are responsible for huge increases in drug overdoses and drug-related deaths....
12
Nov
Getting High—and Clean—in Richmond, CA
Markesia Huey spent over a decade as a drug addict on the streets of Richmond, Calif., but after prison, she couldn't get clean in her hometown. The CC Pulse is a...
