From 2020 to 2024, 75% of overdose deaths among young people ages 10 to 19 involved fentanyl, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fentanyl can be found in counterfeit pills and other substances, often without the person taking them knowing it is there. Behind these numbers are families whose lives have been forever changed. This year, ...

A person was transported to the hospital after experiencing a medical emergency at La Mesa Jr. High School Tuesday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a person experiencing a medical emergency at La Mesa Jr. High School on May Way in Canyon Country, said Ryan Rau, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. At ...

One person was transported to the hospital Thursday after an alleged overdose at Hart High School. Around 10:15 a.m., first responders received reports of an overdose at Hart High School in Newhall, Jonathan Torres, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, confirmed. At least one person was transported to the hospital in unknown condition, according to Torres. It ...

Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids, are fueling a growing crisis and posing a serious and hidden threat to public health. Nitazenes, a potent class of synthetic opioids first developed in the 1950s, was never approved for medical use due to their narrow safety margin, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Nitazenes have resurfaced in illicit drug markets worldwide, ...

Los Angeles County experienced a 22% decline in drug-related overdose deaths and poisonings in 2024, the most significant drop in LA County history, according to a new analysis by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, based on data from the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.  “The recent decline in overdose deaths across Los Angeles County is ...

A Hart High School student was transported to the hospital Friday after a reported overdose. Around 1:40 p.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a medical emergency at Hart High School in the 24800 block of Newhall Avenue in Newhall, said Saadullah Sheikh, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Initial reports were that a student overdosed on ...

Two people were found unconscious due to a suspected overdose in Castaic parking lot Sunday night. About 9 p.m. Sunday, two people were found unconscious due to a suspected overdose in a Walgreens parking lot on 27900 Sloan Canyon Road in Castaic, according to Supervisor Melanie Flores, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Two people were transported,” Flores ...

Two patients were transported to the hospital after overdosing early Tuesday morning. Around 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of two individuals overdosing behind the 7-Eleven near Bouquet and Seco Canyon Roads in Saugus, said Esteban Benitez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The two individuals were transported to a local hospital in unknown condition, Benitez said. ...

A 55-year-old man who was found dead in Valencia on Saturday has been identified. Paul Anthony Marino, 55 has been identified as the man whose body had been found inside an SUV Saturday for a minimum of two days in the Macy’s parking structure on McBean Parkway without any signs of movement, according to officials with the Los Angeles County ...

Officials have released the cause of death for Singer Aaron Carter, who died in Lancaster back in November.  Carter had drowned, and his death was ruled an “accident,” The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said in a Fox 11 News Article.  The “effects of difluoroethane and alprazolam” were listed as contributing factors in his death. Difluoroethane is an ...