Author: Megan Johnson, Ashley Koch PORTLAND, Ore. — Over the past decade, the use of fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid, has increased dramatically. In 2021, 66% of all overdose deaths were related to fentanyl, according to the CDC. On ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Millennium Health, a drug testing laboratory, is sharing some startling figures about fentanyl use in Oregon. The company’s latest analysis of urine drug test results found that Oregon has seen a 58% increase in fentanyl positivity. Across ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —According to public health, fentanyl is influencing the number of overdoses in Jackson County. Jackson County Public Health says it saw the increase happen last year and has continued steadily into this year. Historically, the county saw ...
MEDFORD, Ore. —Medford Police says it’s responding to one fentanyl overdose, each day on average. More than once a week is fatal. MPD has been telling us that fentanyl use has been exploding in recently. Lieutenant Mike Budreau says that ...
Author: Katherine Cook (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Fentanyl test strips are designed to detect the cheap, powerful synthetic opioid that’s increasingly become a fatal problem. It was recently linked to the deaths of two Portland high school students and ...
Author: Galen Ettlin (KGW) OREGON, USA (KGW) — After two teens died in Multnomah County from suspected overdoses on fentanyl pills, local doctors and parents are raising awareness about the growing risk in Oregon. “Just having these conversations in our ...
Author: Maggie Vespa (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Days after Portland police said two teens died of suspected fentanyl overdoses, the Oregon Poison Center issued a public health warning about counterfeit opioid pills. Investigators believe the two Portland Public Schools ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan report from a congressional commission says the primary driver of the opioid epidemic today is illicit fentanyl, which is a synthetic opioid that’s up to 50 times more potent than heroin. The report from the ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Two people survived apparent fentanyl overdoses while behind bars in the Josephine County Jail. On the evening of February 2, deputies said two inmates appeared to have overdosed on narcotics. Medical staff gave the pair several ...
GRENADA, Cali. – A 5-year-old girl is recovering after her mom said she was exposed to fentanyl at school. The school is now shut down while Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office investigates just what happened. Parents of 5-year-old Addison said they ...