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Tag: Narcan

San Francisco Sees Deadliest Drug Overdose Month On Record

September 19, 2023   11:49 amSeptember 20, 2023   3:57 pm
The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced on Monday that 84 drug overdose deaths were recorded in August, tying the monthly record of January 2023 as the deadliest drug overdose month in city history. For over a decade, fentanyl,...
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SF Public Health Dept. Announces 385 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Recorded This Year

August 17, 2023   12:18 pmAugust 17, 2023   12:19 pm
The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday that the city recorded 385 deaths from fentanyl so far this year and is currently on pace to break the previous record for fentanyl deaths set in 2020. For over...
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Walgreens To Pay $230 Million Settlement to San Francisco for Contributing to Opioid Epidemic

May 17, 2023   8:05 pmMay 18, 2023   5:00 am
San Francisco reached a $230 million settlement with Walgreens on Friday over the companies role in the opioid crisis in the city, completing a District Court case last year that had found Walgreens guilty. The city, like many areas of...
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Fentanyl and San Francisco: The Crisis Seen From The Ground

May 13, 2023   7:34 amMay 13, 2023   7:34 am
For years, fentanyl has caused tens of thousands of deaths across the country, with many larger cities in California seeing hundreds of deaths a year. In the last few years, San Francisco has been the poster-child of what happens when...
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Bill To Require Opioid Medicine Availability In Numerous Businesses Introduced in Assembly

December 20, 2022   2:22 amDecember 19, 2022   7:22 pm
A bill to require Narcan, the opioid reversal medicine, to be available in bars, gas stations, public libraries, and single-room occupancy hotels, was introduced on Monday in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 24, authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) would...
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Teva Pharmaceuticals Reached $24.8 Million Settlement With San Francisco Over Role in City-Wide Opioid Epidemic

July 13, 2022   3:54 pm
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced on Tuesday that the City and County of San Francisco had reached a $24.8 million settlement with the Israeli drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals over their role in the opioid epidemic. The city, like...
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