Business Editor

Kevin Truong

BART safety: Drug overdose deaths on track to surge in 2023

News

The system’s ridership has lagged since the pandemic, with riders citing safety and homelessness as major issues. 

Don Thompson

Drug overdose deaths surge in California prisons due to fentanyl

California prisons are making Narcan widely available and reevaluating substance use disorder treatments as drug overdose deaths grow.

News Reporter

David Sjostedt

Drug more powerful than fentanyl found in San Francisco

The new drug, which made its way from the East Coast, is believed to be up to five times more powerful than fentanyl in some cases.

Culture Reporter 

Sam Mondros

The newest drug trash on SF streets? Nitrous oxide canisters

Culture

Legal loopholes, TikTok trends, and surging smoke shop sales add up to a resurgence of nitrous oxide as a street drug.

Christina Campodonico

This sober tech titan wants society to ‘engineer’ a better drug

Business

Tech billionaire Marc Andreessen said companies should ban booze at work events, ruminated on LSD and looked forward to getting “seriously hammered” soon.

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BART safety: Drug overdose deaths on track to surge in 2023

Drug overdose deaths surge in California prisons due to fentanyl

Drug more powerful than fentanyl found in San Francisco

The newest drug trash on SF streets? Nitrous oxide canisters

This sober tech titan wants society to ‘engineer’ a better drug