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Water Advisory at Dog Beach After Sewage Spill | What's Up?
A water advisory at Dog Beach in Ocean Beach after a sewage spill. And, Carlsbad declares an emergency due to E-Bike collisions. Plus, it is International Overdose Awareness Day.
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Chula Vista Man Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills That Killed 20-Year-Old
A Chula Vista man was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison Tuesday for selling fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of a 20- year-old man.
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San Jose Teen Charged With Murder in 2020 Fentanyl Death of 12-Year-Old Girl
A juvenile has been charged with murder in the 2020 death of a 12-year-old San Jose girl who overdosed on fentanyl, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.
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Connecticut School District to Arm Nurses With Narcan After Fatal Overdose
As Hartford police continue to investigate how three 7th grade boys got their hands on deadly fentanyl inside their school on January 13, the district announced new efforts to ensure it never happens again.
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13-Year-Old Student Dies of Fentanyl-Related Overdose at Hartford, Conn. School: PD
A 13-year-old student at The Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford who was in grave condition because of an overdose has now died, according to police. Police said the teen suffered an overdose at the school Thursday and succumbed to his injures Saturday evening around 5:30 p.m. “Our city grieves for this child lost, for his loved ones, his…
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Four People Hospitalized After Overdosing Near Mission Bay: SD Fire-Rescue
The patients were found near the Mission Bay Aquatic Center, officials said
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San Diego Parents Warn Against Rising Overdoses Among Teens
After facing heartbreak in their own households, some San Diego parents are warning of the dangers of drug overdoses in teenagers in hopes of preventing future tragedies.
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San Diego Man Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl to 18-Year-Old Before Overdose
A San Diego man who sold fentanyl that resulted in an 18-year-old woman’s death was sentenced Monday to nearly 14 years in federal prison.
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Drug Overdose Deaths at Record High
Drug overdoses reached an alarming high in the last year. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming speaks with the manager of specialty programs at one local hospital on the matter.
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San Diego Mom Warns Parents About Fentanyl as U.S. Sees Record High Overdose Deaths
NBC 7’s Amber Frias heard from to the mother of a young man who died of an overdoes.
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San Diego Mom Warns Parents About Fentanyl as US Sees Record High Overdose Deaths
It was the summer of 2018 when then 23-year-old Alex Nava got his hands on his first little blue pill, a prescription-strength dose of oxycodone. Within months, Nava had become addicted. “[He] tried to stop using and couldn’t on his own,” said Lisa Nava, Alex’s mom. “By December 2018 he was so involved we had to get him into rehab.”…
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Mother Files Claim After Son Dies From Drug Overdose in Group Home
NBC 7’s Dana Griffin heard from the teen’s family after they announced a claim against the county.
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DEA Crackdown: Tens of Thousands of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Seized in San Diego
As part of a nationwide crackdown on the criminal networks responsible for dramatic increases in fentanyl-related deaths, The DEA in San Diego announced the local seizure this month of tens of thousands of pills laced with the deadly narcotic.