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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors expanded its fight on opioid abuse as it evolves in the region by announcing a plan with more data surveillance and community outreach.

The legalization of cannabis in California and other states has led to a huge number of products that claim to treat all types of health problems. While the research into the healing properties of cannabidiol (CBD), is inconclusive, many local companies are hoping to cash in on the craze. CBD is increasingly being marketed to athletes.

Can CBD really do all that? Local entrepreneurs cash in on ‘Green Rush’. NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo has more.

Nursing students at a San Diego college are now able to take a program in the dosage and molecular breakdown of CBD or Cannabidiol.

The 8 credit course not only teaches proper dosing for patients but can also be helpful for nurses working in emergency rooms.

More pet owners are asking their vets if CBD is right for their pet? The popularity of the drug for people is carrying over to their dogs and cats.

If you’re considering giving CBD to help your pet, watch this report from NBC 7’s Consumer Bob.

On March 12, UC San Diego Health will open the Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion, sporting specialty services for breast, urology, sports medicine and spine care.

The Justice Department’s new opioid fraud squad, Opioid and Abuse Detection Unit, has gotten its first indictment — a Pittsburgh-area physician who allegedly prescribed heavy-duty painkillers to patients and insisted on being paid in cash. Andrzej Kazimierz Zielke was indicted this week by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on 14 counts of conspiracy and unlawfully distributing controlled substances, charges...

Three men visiting San Diego from Chicago were shot at in Lincoln Park Monday night as they used their GPS in the unfamiliar neighborhood, authorities confirmed.