Santa Clara County records its first carfentanil overdose death

SAN JOSE Santa Clara County recorded its first carfentanil overdose death last week according to county representatives Related Articles Baby Phoenix fentanyl death DA alleges father got fake urine before calling for infant s overdose San Mateo County expands mobile mental soundness response Father of Baby Phoenix who died of fentanyl overdose wants felony dropped mental soundness plan instead California man sentenced for distributing fentanyl to teenage girl who died from overdose California launches naloxone accessible to state residents online The synthetic opioid is times more potent than fentanyl and not approved for human consumption A -year-old man was unveiled dead with M pills made to look like prescription oxycodone the county s Office of Communications and Inhabitants Affairs declared in a news release The Medicinal Examiner-Coroner s Office verified he died from a carfentanil overdose We urge people to avoid the dangers of opioids especially fake pills that may contain carfentanil or fentanyl Chief Health Examiner Dr Michelle Jorden reported in a report Fake pills look real but they can be deadly People should not take any pill that they did not buy from the pharmacy Deaths involving carfentanil appear to be on the rise in the United States The number rose from during the first half of to during the first half of a sevenfold increase according to a description the Centers for Condition Control and Prevention issued in December The county urged neighborhood members to call if they encounter someone suffering from an overdose and if accomplishable administer naloxone a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose The Santa Clara County Opioid Overdose Prevention Project offers free naloxone by mail to residents or older To obtain naloxone or learn more about substance use remedy services call - - email SCCOOPP hhs sccgov org or visit fentfacts org The county also provides a full continuum of substance use remedy including outpatient and residential programs and medications for addiction recovery according to the county Those struggling with a substance use disorder and need help can contact the county s Behavioral Wellbeing Center at - - or dial Check back for updates