San Francisco Is On Track to Have a Record Year for Accidental Overdose Deaths

Drug overdose death is a crisis in San Francisco, and this year the city is on track to break its record for accidental overdose deaths.

A man prepares to heat fentanyl in San Francisco on Feb. 22, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Drug overdose death is a crisis in San Francisco, and this year the city is on track to break its record for accidental overdose deaths.

So far this year, from January through September, there have been 620 overdose deaths recorded with 506 attributed to fentanyl, the San Francisco Chief Medical Examiner stated in an Accidental Drug Overdose Data report.