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City researchers: stimulant-only deaths often linked to cardiovascular disease; fentanyl dominates opioid deaths
Summary
CISA researchers told the Health Commission that most opioid acute-toxicity deaths in San Francisco are now fentanyl (about 96% of opioid deaths) and that many stimulant-only deaths show pre-existing cardiovascular disease; researchers urged different prevention approaches for stimulant deaths.
Dr. (Kaufman/Coffin) presented ongoing research from the Center on Substance Use and Health (CISA), summarizing trials and epidemiology that differentiate opioid/fentanyl deaths from stimulant-related fatalities.
"It is also almost entirely fentanyl. 96 percent of the opioid deaths are attributed to fentanyl," the presenter said when describing 2023 data. The presentation noted that opioid-fentanyl deaths typically behave as acute respiratory…
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