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Alex Padilla: Far too many people, including children, have tragically died from fentanyl overdoses, including Tyler Shamash, a Los…

On the recordMarch 10, 2025
Far too many people, including children, have tragically died from fentanyl overdoses, including Tyler Shamash, a Los Angeles teenager whose hospital screening tests failed to detect the drug in his system.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla highlights the tragic deaths caused by fentanyl overdoses, including that of Tyler Shamash.

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