Overdose

It could be considered more than a little perverse to greet the news of a fentanyl overdose event in Chico with a demand that drugs should now be legalised. But it is actually logical to do so. For what has killed here is the dosage...

One person is dead and a dozen others were rushed to the hospital after an apparent mass fentanyl overdose in Chico, California, on Saturday morning. Four of those taken to the hospital are in critical condition, according to authorities. Police called the 13 people "friends and...

Breaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SUBSCRIBEJan. 13, 2019, 4:05 AM GMTBy Dennis RomeroA man died Saturday and 12 people were hospitalized in what authorities in Northern California described as a mass casualty overdose...

Breaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SUBSCRIBEJan. 13, 2019, 4:05 AM GMTBy Dennis RomeroA man died Saturday and 12 people were hospitalized in what authorities in Northern California described as a mass casualty overdose...

DARKE COUNTY – After nearly 200 drug overdoses reported in 2017, Darke County saw the numbers decline for 2018. Though the reduction in OD calls sound encouraging to the community, law enforcement are well aware of the reason…a rise in methamphetamine use. In 2017, fentanyl-laced heroin...