GRIM NEWS Attendees learn that users of any illegal substance are at risk because of counterfeit ingredients that might be deadly. MAKENA HUEY/Acorn Newspapers When Ashley Nettles began working with Ventura County Behavioral Health’s overdose prevention program, fentanyl overdoses were primarily a concern for opioid users. Nearly a decade later, other drugs are being tainted, too,
When Ashley Nettles began working with Ventura County Behavioral Health’s overdose prevention program, fentanyl overdoses were primarily a concern for opioid users. Nearly a decade later, other drugs are being tainted, too, making youth outreach a priority. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid which accounted for 181, or roughly two-thirds, of fatal drug and alcohol overdoses in
When Ashley Nettles began working with Ventura County Behavioral Health’s overdose prevention program, fentanyl overdoses were primarily a concern for opioid users. Nearly a decade later, fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that accounted for 181, or roughly two-thirds, of fatal drug and alcohol overdoses in the county last year, is often mixed with or disguised