Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson has dropped criminal charges against two Santa Rita Jail guards accused ...

The opioid epidemic has been a long-standing public health issue since the 1990s, affecting many parts of the United States, including Alameda County. While the crisis is relatively well acknowledged ...

The opioid crisis can seem like a distant problem that only affects adults, but it has a greater impact on teenagers than most people are aware of. Students ought to care because it affects their ...

When others think about art, it is often thought as an outlet to relax and express our emotions through creating pictures. When battling addiction, the relaxing capabilities of art turn into a ...

Opioid abuse has been a worsening epidemic in the past years, especially in California’s younger age demographic, as seen in data reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

How movies, music, and social media have simultaneously normalized and stigmatized  substance abuse In today’s age, media directed toward young people have had dangerous impacts on the normalization ...

The opioid epidemic has become one of the nation’s most pressing public health concerns. As it claims more and more lives every year, the strategy in mitigating the challenge, addressing the symptoms, ...

Although not as largely impacted as other counties in California, the opioid epidemic nevertheless is a serious concern in Alameda County. According to the Alameda County Government in a 2023 report, ...

At a chain-link fence on the edge of Oakland’s Brush Street, a paper sign reads “No Trespassing.” Behind it, the remnants of a once crowded camp, a bike wheel and a single blue tarp, sit in the dust.

It is fundamentally impossible to turn the national poison of opioids vestigial by padlocking a lab and painting a facade that leaves the crisis forever burning and forgotten in the noose of a Gordian ...

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's office has filed the first charges against three suspects in a prominent armed ...

The fallout from a high-profile armed robbery in San Ramon Monday at the hands of more than 20 suspects continues with ...