BREAKING: New numbers from the San Francisco Medical Examiner's office show 468 people -- about two every day -- died of a drug overdose in the first eight months of this year. That's four times as many people as have died from #COVID19 in San Francisco.https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/Two-deaths-a-day-S-F-drug-overdoses-fueled-by-15635199.php …
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That means the city is on pace to lose more than 700 people to drugs in 2020, up from 441 in 2019 -- which already seemed horrific. We've lost 121 to
#COVID__19. "I'm honestly floored. I'm seeing far too much business as usual. Where's the urgency?" --@MattHaneySF26 replies 219 retweets 565 likesShow this thread -
The photos with my column from
@nickopix are incredible. He saw somebody overdosing near his apartment over the summer. Fortunately that person survived. 468 people in San Francisco this year did not.20 replies 73 retweets 212 likesShow this thread -
Heather Knight Retweeted San Francisco Chronicle
Listen to today’s Fifth and Mission podcast for more on San Francisco’s drug crisis and what could help.https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/1315639105531924480 …
Heather Knight added,
San Francisco ChronicleVerified account @sfchronicleNew numbers show that 468 people in S.F. died of drug ODs in the first 8 months of this year, that’s more than have died of COVID-19.@HKnightSF speaks with @MyTwolffamily about how S.F. can put a stop to this horrifying trend. Fifth & Mission podcast: https://trib.al/iqMh5BR3 replies 10 retweets 26 likesShow this thread -
I wrote this column after a man died of an overdose inside St. Boniface Church in February. Imagine reading something similar 467 more times. Then you’d know the stories behind every drug overdose in San Francisco in the first eight months of the year.https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/If-I-stay-here-I-m-going-to-die-As-one-15112752.php …
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468 people died of a drug overdose in San Francisco in the first eight months of this year. But the numbers would be far worse without Narcan which was used to reverse at least 2,155 overdoses in the same period. Important new story from
@TrishaThadani.https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-s-overdose-numbers-are-staggeringly-high-15648878.php …2 replies 3 retweets 10 likesShow this thread -
So San Francisco lost 468 people to drug overdoses through August.
@TrishaThadani got the numbers through September, and the death count stands at 527. Two people are dying of overdoses every day.5 replies 6 retweets 12 likesShow this thread
Thanks @chesaboudin for accelerating the death count. Your a real one!
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whoof. Sniffs shit out. For a safer SF.