The million dollar streets strewn with bodies contorted by ... - Sky News
May 4, 2023 · Bodies are strewn on the doorstep of San Francisco's main government building, contorted by the effects of fentanyl, a painkiller 100 times more potent than morphine.
Smoking Fentanyl, Rising in SF, Is a Deadly New Risk for Overdose
May 22, 2024 · Smoking fentanyl is rising locally and nationally. San Francisco reached an all-time high of 806 deaths in 2023, with 653 from fentanyl. Nationwide, the number of fentanyl deaths declined modestly in 2023, dropping from 76,226 to 74,702; but they remain high, and fatal overdoses from psychostimulants, including methamphetamine and cocaine, are ...
Fentanyl crisis in San Francisco - Wikipedia
Synthetic opioids, most notably fentanyl and drugs laced with it have seen increasing usage in the American city of San Francisco, California since 2019. [1] In 2023, 810 people died from accidental drug overdoses, a majority containing fentanyl, in San Francisco, [2] with overdoses per 100,000 people being more than double the national average. [3] From January to July 2024, 412 people died ...
Fentanyl overdose deaths in San Francisco could set record ... - ABC7 News
Aug 15, 2023 · Despite efforts to curtail the fentanyl crisis in San Francisco, health officials are reporting that 71 people died of an accidental overdose in July.
State Law Enforcement Makes 500+ Arrests, Removes Nearly 700 …
May 1, 2024 · SAN FRANCISCO — Governor Gavin Newsom today announced multiagency operations lead to the seizure of nearly 700 pounds of fentanyl since the state’s joint public safety partnership with San Francisco leaders began one year ago in May 2023.
May was worst month for fentanyl overdoses in San Francisco …
Jun 16, 2023 · Despite a state crackdown to seize fentanyl and arrest its traffickers and dealers in San Francisco, May had the most fentanyl overdoses on record, according to city and county data.
San Francisco Mayor-Elect Plans to Declare Fentanyl Emergency …
5 days ago · Fentanyl, a cheap opioid, is responsible for most of the 3,300 drug deaths that have occurred in San Francisco since 2020, killing far more people in the city than Covid-19, homicides and car ...
San Francisco fentanyl dealers could face murder charges in fatal ... - CNN
Oct 28, 2023 · CNN — A new task force for San Francisco’s opioid crisis will empower law enforcement to investigate fatal drug overdoses as homicides, enabling prosecutors to charge dealers with murder,...
Gov. Newsom doubles state police force in San Francisco to crack …
Jun 29, 2023 · Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he is doubling the number of deployed state police officers in San Francisco to help combat the fentanyl crisis.
"All Hands On Deck": Feds step up fentanyl crackdown in San ... - CBS News
Nov 3, 2023 · SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal officials announced Thursday that they are getting in on the city's hardline approach to the fentanyl crisis, with the hope that tacking on federal charges will...