Santa Clara County is getting a piece of a national, multibillion-dollar opioid settlement against drug manufacturers, distributors and retailers for their role in creating a state and national crisis. 

To combat the presence of fentanyl in the correctional facility, Jonsen said he has taken “extraordinary” measures, including conducting multiple facility searches, more frequent welfare checks and numerous K-9 searches.  

Fatal fentanyl overdoses are on track to double this year in the South Bay compared to 2019, officials announced Friday. 

Santa Clara County has started to ramp up its public education campaign to combat opioid use and abuse and curb fatal overdoses.

Santa Clara County is trying to equip the public with a lifesaving antidote that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.