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5 months ago2023 is SF's deadliest year ever for drug overdoses; solution to crisis may be in wastewater
A record number of people have died from drug overdoses in San Francisco this year, surpassing the previous record of 726 deaths in 2020.
San Francisco public health officials announced a plan to track wastewater for illicit drugs including fentanyl, methamphetamine, amphetamine, cocaine, and xylazine. [ more ]