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Truthout
1 week ago
Medicine

Grieving Mothers Say Punitive New Drug Laws Won't Solve the Overdose Crisis

Imposing punitive anti-drug laws does not prevent overdose deaths, but rather exacerbates the public health crisis by criminalizing individuals with substance abuse disorders. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago
San Francisco

CHP seizes 42 pounds of fentanyl, enough to kill entire SF population; nearly 12 times over

Large amount of fentanyl recovered in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood can potentially kill millions of people.
Governor's directive led CHP to recover significant amounts of fentanyl, drugs, and weapons in the identified high-crime area. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Social justice

State senators respond to fentanyl and retail theft crises with new legislation

California Senate addresses fentanyl crisis and organized retail thefts with bipartisan legislation.
Legislation includes measures to increase access to treatment, enhance addiction services, and penalize criminal trafficking of xylazine laced with fentanyl. [ more ]
New York Post
2 months ago
World news

How China is flooding America with fentanyl on purpose to undermine our society

China uses fentanyl as a weapon to destabilize American society.
Majority of fentanyl pharmaceutical ingredients are produced in China. [ more ]
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Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
San Francisco

San Francisco wants to offer free drug recovery books at its public libraries

Books on addiction recovery are the most stolen from San Francisco public libraries.
San Francisco plans to offer free addiction recovery books at public libraries. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago
San Francisco

San Francisco's Prop F: Will requiring drug treatment for cash aid fix the city's fentanyl crisis?

San Francisco Mayor London Breed is rallying support for Proposition F, a measure aimed at addressing the city's fentanyl crisis.
Proposition F would require people struggling with addiction to enroll in treatment in order to continue receiving cash assistance from the city. [ more ]
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WSJ
5 months ago
Education

Opinion | Fentanyl: The Silent Killer of American Youth

The students discuss the fentanyl crisis
They explore the causes of the opioid crisis and suggest ways to combat it [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago
San Francisco

Pres. Biden reveals what came out of meetings with China, Mexico on fentanyl

San Francisco is on track to exceed the number of accidental drug overdose deaths compared to the previous year, with fentanyl being the main driver.
Fentanyl is responsible for about 83% of overdose deaths in San Francisco, with approximately two people dying from a fentanyl overdose every day.
President Biden has prioritized addressing the fentanyl crisis and has resumed counter narcotics cooperation with China to tackle the production and distribution of fentanyl. [ more ]
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