San Francisco Hits Record Overdose Deaths; 3 per Day from Fentanyl

Posted on September 19, 2023

San Francisco recorded more overdose deaths in August 2023 than in any other month since records started being kept in 2020, a sign of the city’s continuing struggles with drug abuse and the opioid pandemic on its streets.

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