(L.A.) Tanya Faulkner, 42, Died in a Hospital

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Case Number: 2023-04161

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Tanya Faulkner cause of death

 
AGENCY SOURCE: me.lacounty.gov/case-detail/?caseNumber=2023-04161

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Caucasian female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Tanya Faulkner.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP TANYA FAULKNER (August 28, 1980 – April 19, 2023)

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Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 10:58 a.m.

The California Department of Public Health continues to increase awareness about fentanyl to reduce stigma and protect the lives of Californians. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is a major contributor to drug overdose deaths.

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/Communications-Toolkits/Fentanyl-Overdose-Prevention.aspx

As overdose mortality has been spiking, few race/ethnicity-stratified trends are available.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8521065/

The National Vital Statistics System multiple cause-of-death mortality files can be used to identify drug overdose deaths.

Growing racial/ethnic disparities in overdose mortality in California
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8521065/

Hiding news of fentanyl deaths from the public does not help in solving the problem of overdose mortality.

Death notices provided by the government of L.A. County is a disclosure requirement under the California Public Records Act.

The California Public Records Act (PRA), Government Code Sections 6250 to 6270, requires the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office to make public records available for inspection by the public and to provide copies upon request.

https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/government-code/gov-sect-6253.html

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