San Francisco Overdose Deaths Top 800 In 2023; Workers Try To Reverse Trend

CBS San Francisco

January 18, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO – Health officials in San Francisco noted a grim milestone in the city's opioid crisis, as the city experienced more overdose deaths last year than ever before.

According to the city's Department of Public Health, there were 806 overdose deaths in 2023, up from 649 deaths in 2022. The deaths were mostly due to fentanyl.

The previous record was in 2020, when 726 people died from overdoses.

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