The City’s overdose death rates are accelerating faster than they have in the past, according to an analysis released Friday by HealthRIGHT 360.
In the first five months of this year, the total number of accidental overdose deaths reached 346, surpassing last year’s figure by 100, according to a preliminary report released by the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Thursday.
“Several factors may explain the decrease in accidental overdose deaths in 2022 and the subsequent increase this year,” HealthRIGHT 360’s analysis stated. “These factors include the closure of the Center – which offered overdose prevention services – and an escalation in punitive approaches, including the further criminalization of drug use and arrests of people who use drugs.”
The City plans to open smaller"wellness hubs" that would offer many of the same services as the Tenderloin Center, but has yet to propose a specific location or operator for one. Westfield parent company blames 'challenging' downtown SF for departure Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield announced last year it planned to sell off all of its U.S. malls by 2024
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