Statewide, 6,095 people died from fentanyl in 2022 – the highest number ever recorded in California – according to data released earlier this month by the California Department of Public Health.…
In less than 30 days, two teenage girls and a three-month old infant were declared dead from acute fentanyl poisoning in San Jose this spring, among the youngest deaths attributed to the powerful opioid in Santa Clara County as officials in several Bay Area counties deal with alarming death counts.
“It’s outrageous and inexcusable,” said Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, who formed a fentanyl working group back in 2022 to try and marshal resources to combat the fentanyl crisis locally. “I’m even having a hard time understanding how a three-month old would ingest it , I mean, they don’t even crawl.”
Statewide, 6,095 people died from fentanyl in 2022 – the highest number ever recorded in California – according to data released earlier this month by the California Department of Public Health. But deaths of 15-to-24 year-olds actually dropped from a high of 785 in 2021 to 588 last year. While teenage deaths are still relatively common, the death of a three-month-old infant from fentanyl is extremely rare. One
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