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The Silent Epidemic: The Growing Threat of Fentanyl in Southern California
When Gail Smith lost her son to a drug overdose in 2016, she joined an Orange County club of which nobody wants to be a member.
“My son Kenny died of an accidental overdose of heroin mixed with fentanyl,” Smith told The Epoch Times. “We were told that there was enough fentanyl to kill 10 elephants.”
Smith’s story is familiar to an increasing number of families and friends throughout Southern California who have lost a loved one to an accidental overdose of fentanyl one of the most powerful opiates ever to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Gov. Newsom Calls Out “Naysayers and Doomsdayers” in State of the State Address
By Bo Tefu California Black Media
Published March 11, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his State of the State address from Dodger Stadium Tuesday March 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. (Courtesy photo)
California is determined to stay on a path to a brighter future and, “won’t change course just because of a few naysayers and doomsdayers,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom in his third State of the State Address as he reflected on California’s year-long battle against the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic instability it has caused.
“This is a fight for California’s future,” Newsom said. “With more compassion, empathy, and connection, we can write the next chapter in the California story.
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The usage and trafficking of the drug fentanyl has exploded in California in recent years, leading two Orange County legislators to push for stricter penalties in a bipartisan effort.
Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach), who represents the 74th District, hosted a virtual news conference Tuesday along with state Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) and Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes.
Assembly Bill 1351 was coauthored by Petrie-Norris and Bates and would reclassify fentanyl as a Schedule 1 drug like cocaine or heroin in California’s criminal code, enacting the greatest restrictions and penalties on its use.
Existing law classifies fentanyl as a Schedule 2 drug. Senate Bill 75, introduced by Bates, was coauthored by Petrie-Norris and is a mirrored bill also seeking to lower the number of fentanyl-related deaths in the state.