Fentanyl-Linked Deaths On The Rise In Los Angeles, Officials Say.

reported in “LA Now” that “there are signs that deaths connected to fentanyl...are on the rise in the Los Angeles area, law enforcement and health officials said” last week. Last Thursday, the Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Health “announced that while fentanyl-related deaths hovered around 40 a year between 2011 and 2013, deaths jumped to 62 in 2014, about a 50% increase.” State officials have “requested that health officials report any suspected fentanyl-related overdoses or deaths and to warn people with a history of substance abuse about the wave of recent incidents.” http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-deaths-fentanyl-rise-los-angeles-county-20160415-story.html