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California’s huge overdose increase didn’t have to happen

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California’s huge overdose increase didn’t have to happen Filter The overdose crisis has finally reached California, following a relative delay in the arrival of fentanyl there which I described for Filter in 2018. Meanwhile, in the State Senate, legislators have an opportunity to deploy an effective response. There were an estimated 6,518 drug-overdose deaths across California last year, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this month. That’s up from 5,626 in 2018 — an increase of 15.9%. READ MORE

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