In response to the opioid epidemic and a massive spike in counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl, a multi-agency Overdose Response Team, known as the ORT, was created and has investigated 115 cases of drug overdoses and related deaths.
The ORT is a joint multiagency effort including San Bernardino County’s Sheriff’s Department, District Attorney’s Office, Riverside Sheriff’s Department, and the police departments in Redlands, Montclair, and San Bernardino. The ORT works with the District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to prosecute state and federal cases, and also with County Fire and the Superintendent of Schools to conduct educational presentations.
