On the morning of the last day of his life, Adam Rashid called his parents to tell them he was about to be discharged from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He had gone there the night before, just after being released from the county jail where he had been held for a…
Man Charged With Murder in Overdose Deaths of Model, Her Friend
July 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A Beverly Hills man who was already facing sex-related counts involving seven women over a 13-year period has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of a model and her friend, who were dumped outside Southland hospitals last November, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced July 5. David Brian Pearce, 40,…
LA County Homeless Deaths Spiked During Pandemic, but Drug Overdoses Remain Top Killer: Study
April 22, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—During the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles County increased by 56 percent compared to the previous 12 months—a spike partially attributable to the virus, though drug overdoses continued to be the population’s top killer, according to a report released on April 22. According to…
UCLA: Adolescent Drug Overdose Deaths Rose Exponentially During Pandemic
April 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The rate of overdose deaths among U.S. teenagers nearly doubled in 2020, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, and rose another 20 percent in the first half of 2021 compared with the 10 years before the pandemic, even as drug use remained generally stable during the same period, according to new research announced…
San Diego Man Gets 25 Years for Selling Fentanyl Pills, Leading to Fatal Overdose
February 14, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A San Diego resident who sold fentanyl pills to another man, resulting in the victim’s fatal overdose, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Feb. 14. Jahvaris Lamoun Springfield, 32, was convicted by a federal jury in August of a count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death for selling the pills…
Orange County Officials Pledge to Fight ‘Fentanyl Epidemic’ Amid Rising Death
January 25, 2022
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As the fentanyl epidemic leads hundreds to an early death each year in Orange County, the county’s Board of Supervisors vowed to stand with law enforcement to combat the threat of fentanyl during a Jan. 25 meeting. “In our community, we lost a young man and his girlfriend. … They thought they were taking Xanax,”…
EXCLUSIVE: Why are Non-COVID Deaths Spiking Among Prime-Age Americans?
Americans have been dying at a significantly higher rate over the past two years or so, but the COVID-19 disease tells only part of the story. Among seniors, the pandemic could explain the increase in mortality more easily than among younger people, where there’s a gap requiring further explanation. Overall, there appear to be three…
EXCLUSIVE: States Investigating Surge in Mortality Rate Among 18–49-Year-Olds, Majority Unrelated to COVID-19
Health departments in several states confirmed to The Epoch Times that they are looking into a steep surge in the mortality rate for people aged 18 to 49 in 2021—a majority of which are not linked to COVID-19. Deaths among people aged 18 to 49 increased more than 40 percent in the 12 months ending…
Several States Examine 2021 Mortality Surge in Americans Aged 18-49
Several states are looking into last year’s steep surge in mortality for people aged 18 to 49, of which only a minority has been linked to COVID-19. Deaths among people aged 18 to 49 increased more than 40 percent in the 12 months ending October 2021 compared to the same period in 2018–2019, before the…
EXCLUSIVE: States Investigating Surge in Mortality Among 18-49 Year Olds—Majority Unrelated to COVID-19
Health departments in several states confirmed to The Epoch Times that they are looking into a steep surge in the mortality rate for people aged 18 to 49 in 2021. Only a minority of the deaths have been linked to COVID-19. Deaths among people aged 18 to 49 increased more than 40 percent in the…
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