Health & Fitness
Spike In Tranq-Laced Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Has Sonoma County Officials On Alert
Petaluma Valley Hospital recently had three young patients come in one week in their 20s. They had all overdosed; all three passed away.
June 1, 2023
PETALUMA -- An alert has gone out to Sonoma County residents after a rash of fentanyl overdose deaths in just one week.
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Petaluma Valley Hospital recently had three young patients come in one week, all in their 20s. They had all overdosed; all three passed away.
Hospital officials say xylazine known by its street name 'tranq' was mixed with fentanyl creating a deadly combination. It's triggering a crisis in their community.
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