The synthetic opioid fentanyl has seen increasing usage in the American city of San Francisco, California since 2019.[1] In 2023, 810 people died from overdosing on Fentanyl in San Francisco.[2] In February 2024, 64 people died from unintentional drug overdoses.[3]
Reactions
In January 2024, the city of San Francisco began testing wastewater for fentanyl, other drugs such as amphetamine, cocaine, methamphetamine, and xylazine, and naloxone.[4]
Deaths per year
| Year | Deaths | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 222 | |
| 2018 | 259 | |
| 2019 | 441 | |
| 2020 | 726 | |
| 2021 | 642 | |
| 2022 | 649 | |
| 2023 | 810 | [2][5] |
| 2024 | 199 |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Tracking San Francisco's drug overdose epidemic". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Drug overdose and treatment data and reports". San Francisco. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Chen, Shawna (2024-01-16). "San Francisco is now wastewater testing for fentanyl". Axios.
- ^ Angst, Maggie. "New data shows grim tally for S.F.'s worst year for overdose deaths. These groups were hit hardest". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-04-12.