Spike In Opioid Deaths Troubles County Health Officials

In Contra Costa, data from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) shows 52 reported deaths in 2017 were due to opioid-related overdoses, including prescription painkillers and street drugs such as heroin. The number of similar deaths reported in 2018 jumped to 81. “Our data do not show exactly why there was an increase in…

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One Opioid Fatality Per Week In Contra Costa County In 2016 – Supervisors Promise Litigation Against Manufacturers/Distributors

At yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, it was announced that Contra Costa County plans to join a consortium of more than 25 California counties, as well as hundreds of other municipalities throughout the United States, to initiate litigation against the drug manufacturers and distributors responsible for the opioid epidemic that has destroyed so many lives…

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