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David Sjostedt

‘Tranq’: Four dead in San Francisco after using dangerous new drug

News

Xylazine exposure can be difficult to distinguish from an opioid overdose because it causes excessive sleepiness. 

San Francisco to stock up on ‘Tranq’ test strips as dangerous drug spreads in Bay Area

The health department is looking for ways to more closely surveil the city’s drug supply.

Supervisors approve $6.5M increase to harm reduction contract, but raise questions on outcomes

Politics

Members of the budget committee recommended a funding boost to a Department of Public Health contract, but expressed frustration on what they saw as a lack of data on outcomes.

Olga R. Rodriguez

Books on drug addiction are the most stolen from San Francisco libraries

The most stolen books from San Francisco public libraries’ shelves are not new novels; they are books about recovering from addiction.

Garrett Leahy

Foil, cardboard, crack pipes: What drug users buy at corner stores threatened with curfew

Store owners and drug users say Mayor London Breed’s plan to shut down corner markets, often gathering places for drug use, won’t affect the drug crisis.

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‘Tranq’: Four dead in San Francisco after using dangerous new drug

San Francisco to stock up on ‘Tranq’ test strips as dangerous drug spreads in Bay Area

Supervisors approve $6.5M increase to harm reduction contract, but raise questions on outcomes

Books on drug addiction are the most stolen from San Francisco libraries

Foil, cardboard, crack pipes: What drug users buy at corner stores threatened with curfew