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Fentanyl crisis in San Francisco

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 from unintentional drug overdoses.[4][5]

  1. ^ McCormick, Erin (2023-12-06). "San Francisco faces deadliest year for drug overdoses due to rise of fentanyl". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ^ "Tracking San Francisco's drug overdose epidemic". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ Lopez, German (2024-01-31). "Can San Francisco Solve Its Drug Crisis? Five Things to Consider". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  4. ^ "Drug overdose and treatment data and reports". San Francisco. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  5. ^ "Preliminary unintentional drug overdose deaths | San Francisco". www.sf.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

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