It is a problem across the Bay Area, but the fentanyl crisis is hitting San Francisco especially hard, with the city reporting August was one of its deadliest months for overdoses.
, 84 people died in August, up from 74 in July. At this pace, the total number will surpass the cities worst year for overdose deaths, which was 2020. City health officials themselves admit they are also fighting a sometimes overwhelming sense of despair in the fight to save lives.
"The best thing to help me and every single junkie would be to get them off the street," he answered."Get them housing, get them in residential treatment. I tried outpatient. It's not a 24-hour helpline. You need somewhere where you can go." "We want people to not only understand that, but that there is hope," added Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax."That recovery is possible."
When asked if there was a quality concern, J replied,"At least for the users. The drug dealers don't care if we die. They don't care if our legs fall off.""I also think, candidly, that there is a sense of hopelessness," Colfax said of the scale of the challenge."Despair with regard to the overdose epidemic we are seeing not only in San Francisco, but across the country.
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