A homeless man lies on the street in San Francisco on Feb. 23, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) Overdose deaths in San Francisco climbed to a new record last year, soaring to 806, according to preliminary findings Jan. 17 from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
According to the results, 2023 saw the most overdoses ever in the city, surpassing a previous record of 726 three years ago. The medical examiner’s office said estimates for December were preliminary at 52 overdoses—which could increase—due to the city’s monthly average for such deaths of 69.
Most overdoses last year, the examiner’s office said, involved fentanyl—an opiate 50 times stronger than heroin. According to the examiner, fentanyl has been at least partially involved in four out of every five overdose deaths in the city since 2020.
Heroin was implicated in the least number of deaths last year, with fewer than five overdoses each month. […]
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