Gov. Newsom’s $50M opioid education pledge comes as colleges warn of risks

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Opioid overdose deaths have been steadily increasing for years among Californians age 34 and under, more than tripling from 1999 to 2019

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David Sjostedt

3 people die of drug overdoses every week in San Francisco supportive housing

Almost every time Edwin Armando Alvarez overdosed on fentanyl, he said he awoke grateful to be alive. But on March 9, alone in his residential hotel room in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, he didn’t wake up.

Liz Lindqwister

Laced drugs hospitalize 5 after overdoses, SF officials confirm

The adults believed the drugs to be cocaine. Two are in critical condition. 

New ‘Tranq’ drug discovered in Marin County wastewater

Data collected from toilet water indicates that people in Marin County have been exposed to a new dangerous drug.

Garrett Leahy

San Francisco drug dealers could face murder charges for overdose deaths

San Francisco drug dealers could face charges for overdose-linked deaths next year, Gov. Gavin Newsom and officials announced Friday.

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Gov. Newsom’s $50M opioid education pledge comes as colleges warn of risks

3 people die of drug overdoses every week in San Francisco supportive housing

Laced drugs hospitalize 5 after overdoses, SF officials confirm

New ‘Tranq’ drug discovered in Marin County wastewater

San Francisco drug dealers could face murder charges for overdose deaths