A lethal dose of fentanyl next to a penny - wow. (Pic)

"Pills can be stamped to make them look like Xanax or OxyContin, the sheriff said, “(but) there’s no pharmaceutical quality in that pill. It’s 100% fentanyl.”

"County officials credit a strong partnership between the Sheriff’s Department and the Orange County Healthcare Agency with helping to reduce fentanyl deaths through education, town hall meetings and encouraging sobriety over incarceration."

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"Hochman equated the dealers, “fentanyl poisoners,” to a silent assassin using a rife to pick off people on the 405 Freeway."

https://www.ocregister.com/2025/11/07/number-of-fentanyl-deaths-in-orange-la-counties-sharply-drops-as-law-enforcement-pushes-against-the-crisis/