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DPH: San Francisco overdose deaths fell in 2022; fentanyl drives majority of fatalities as prevention work expands
Summary
City health officials said preliminary data show 620 accidental drug overdose deaths in 2022, a second consecutive year of decline, with fentanyl implicated in about 72% of those deaths; DPH outlined steps including new residential step-down beds, naloxone distribution and efforts to expand overdose prevention sites.
San Franciscos Department of Public Health reported on Feb. 7 that preliminary data show 620 accidental drug overdose deaths in 2022, down from 640 in 2021. Director Dr. Grant Colfax told the Health Commission the decline marks the second consecutive year of reductions but remains "certainly too high." He said fentanyl accounted for roughly 72% of 2022 overdose deaths.
The department also said overdose deaths continue to disproportionately affect Black or African American residents: preliminary data indicate overdose deaths among Black residents remain more than five times the citywide rate. "We do have very specific…
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