SF Plans to Open More Addiction Treatment Beds Amid Decline in Drug Overdose Deaths - Local News Matters

SF plans to open more addiction treatment beds amid decline in drug overdose deaths - Local News Matters

San Francisco is planning to open several facilities this year with hundreds of treatment beds as part of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s attempt to alleviate the epidemic of accidental overdose deaths, which saw a slight dip in April, the city’s Department of Public Health announced Tuesday.San Francisco’s Medical Examiner’s Office recorded 50 preliminary accidental overdose deaths in April, making it the lowest month for overdose deaths so far this year.…

Drug Overdose Deaths Skyrocket In San Francisco - Broke-Ass Stuart's Website

Photo Credit: Jay Galvin San Francisco has been fighting on the front lines of the Fentanyl crisis for nearly a decade now, and while there has been some success in recent years curbing its fatality, all of that progress has seemed to disappear as drug overdose deaths skyrocketed 50% since Daniel Lurie has taken office.  Naturally, one has to wonder, are Daniel Lurie’s policies to blame? If you look at the data, it appears that way.  Prior to th…