The Fentanyl crisis is on full display today.

In 2021 alone, there were nearly 6-thousand opioid overdose deaths.

It's the reason officials felt the need to declare a National Fentanyl Awareness Day. 

As part of that, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has seized more than 7-thousand pounds and 3-and-a-half million pills of the synthetic opioid since January of this year. 

But as KCBS Radio's Jeffrey Schaub reports from San Rafael, it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

The Fentanyl crisis is on full display today.
In 2021 alone, there were nearly 6-thousand opioid overdose deaths.
It's the reason officials felt the need to declare a National Fentanyl Awareness Day. 
As part of that, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has seized more than 7-thousand pounds and 3-and-a-half million pills of the synthetic opioid since January of this year. 
But as KCBS Radio's Jeffrey Schaub reports from San Rafael, it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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