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San Francisco Hits Its Own Highest Record Again for Accidental Overdose Deaths in August

Among those who died, 79 percent tested positive for fentanyl and about 50 percent from methamphetamines or cocaine, the medical examiner reported.
San Francisco Hits Its Own Highest Record Again for Accidental Overdose Deaths in August
A homeless person in San Francisco on Feb. 23, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Julianne Foster
9/22/2023|Updated: 9/27/2023

Deaths from accidental drug overdoses in San Francisco hit its own highest record again in August, according to the latest monthly report by the county’s chief medical examiner Sept. 18.

The medical examiner recorded 84 unintentional drug overdose deaths last month—an average of five deaths every two days. Two deaths are still under investigation.

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