A California Democrat has introduced legislation aimed at combating fentanyl overdoses among children after the deaths of three Bay Area infants and toddlers.
San Jose Democrat Sen. Dave Cortese’s bill, Senate Bill 908, calls on California’s Department of Public Health to release guidance, data, and informational materials to counties about how to tackle fentanyl exposure among young children, the Vallejo Times-Herald reported.
“The San Jose Democrat said his legislation was inspired by ongoing reporting by the Bay Area News Group about the deaths of three Bay Area infants and toddlers, including 3-month-old baby Phoenix Castro, of San Jose, who was sent home with her drug-using father last year despite warnings from social workers,” according to the report.
Cortese said one of the goals of the legislation is to create a unified state response.
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