opioid overdose – California Globe

A New Approach to the Fentanyl Crisis

August 26, 2025 2:45 amAugust 27, 2025 11:33 am

The way we’re currently fighting the fentanyl crisis isn’t working. Americans are dying due to these drugs in shocking numbers: nearly 73,000 Americans died due to fentanyl-related overdose just in 2023. Our strategy, which often relies on tools like Narcan and basic test strips,...

Bill To Require Opioid Medicine Availability In Numerous Businesses Introduced in Assembly

December 20, 2022 2:22 amDecember 19, 2022 7:22 pm

A bill to require Narcan, the opioid reversal medicine, to be available in bars, gas stations, public libraries, and single-room occupancy hotels, was introduced on Monday in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 24, authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) would...