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Law Enforcement's Claims About Dangers Of Officers Handling Fentanyl Met With Skepticism

Law Enforcement's Claims About Dangers Of Officers Handling Fentanyl Met With Skepticism

KQED's The California Report

December 18, 202310m 42s

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New numbers show that fentanyl continues to have a devastating effect on the general public in California. Law enforcement also says the drug poses a threat to officers. For example, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office says one of its deputies recently needed the overdose-reversing drug known as Narcan, after handling fentanyl. But experts say opioids were probably not the cause of his symptoms.

Reporter: Brian Krans, The California Newsroom


The conservative Christian majority that brought national attention to Temecula in Riverside County no longer runs that city’s school board, at least for now. A board member who was elected last year with the help of a Christian political action committee has resigned.

Reporter: Madison Aument, KVCR

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