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The opioid crisis has been a national focus for years, but new state data show another family of drugs has eclipsed opioids in the San Joaquin Valley.In…

This story is part of a series called In Recovery, about opioid addiction and treatment in the San Joaquin Valley. It was reported with the support of a…

Earlier in January, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced a case of a mistaken drug in Fresno. Three men who thought they were snorting cocaine…

This story is the first in a series of reports called In Recovery, about opioid addiction and treatment in the San Joaquin Valley. It was reported with…

Law enforcement and health professionals in Fresno are reeling after three people overdosed last week on the opioid drug fentanyl. The men snorted what…

The Fresno City Council voted 5-1 today to put a tax on marijuana dispensaries and related business before voters this November.The tax proposal comes at…

Recently, you may have heard a startling statistic: drug overdoses now kill more Americans than car accidents. For some years, the same holds true here in…

New data from an on-going study about mortality rates in Central California reveals that alcohol, drugs and suicide are fueling significant increases in…

It’s been over two years now since California voters approved Proposition 47, a measure which categorized many drug and property crimes from felonies to…

Earlier this summer, we told you about the public health benefits of the Fresno Needle Exchange, which makes clean syringes available to drug users. As…