The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved amping up services and resources to combat the fentanyl crisis with money from opioid lawsuit settlements and other grants.
San Jose has been dubbed a"fentanyl hub," and Supervisor Cindy Chavez established the county's first fentanyl working group two years ago after a 12-year-old child died from fentanyl poisoning.
On Tuesday, the Board vowed to combat the fentanyl crisis"on every front," from distributing the opiate-blocker Narcan at concert events, bars, restaurants and by mail order, to expanding prevention and public awareness about the issue, to more training for physicians about addiction and drug prevention.
Santa Clara County is getting a piece of a national, multibillion-dollar opioid settlement against drug manufacturers, distributors and retailers for their role in creating a state and national crisis.
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