Based on the county coroner’s data from May 2021, fatal overdoses from fentanyl nearly quadrupled from five in 2019 to 19 in 2020. According to the findings, fentanyl has been found in a variety of other illicit drugs, from methamphetamine and heroin to cocaine and Xanax — even in cannabis.
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Doctors prescribe more opioids to COVID-19 ‘long haulers,’ raising addiction fears
‘Long COVID’ patients may be at risk from a possible second pandemic of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers being prescribed to them.
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Watsonville police, county sheriff’s office aid feds in big bust tied to Sinaloa Cartel
Among the 19 suspects charged is Jose Manuel Rodriguez Naranjo, who has ties to Watsonville. The Watsonville Police Department’s Special Response Team arrested him Wednesday after an FBI Drug Task Force requested their assistance,
