Drug Overdose

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California seized 62,224 pounds of fentanyl last year, a 1,066 percent increase since 2021.

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.

Amid a rapidly growing fentanyl crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that aims to help law enforcement agencies better combat illegal drug sales online.

Among those who died, 79 percent tested positive for fentanyl and about 50 percent from methamphetamines or cocaine, the medical examiner reported.

Videos from San Francisco on social media show morgue vans loading people folded up and contorted in unnatural positions in what many describe as dystopian settings on the streets of downtown.

Biden Administration commits $450 million on Overdose Awareness Day to combat overdose crisis, strengthen prevention, support treatment, and halt illicit drug trade.

Some federal employees in California are told to avoid the office at the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco and to work from home due to drug use and rising crime in the area.

Ｗith a number of bills winding their way through the California Legislature, one such measure shielding those who report overdoses from drug-related prosecution was signed into law July 21 by Gov. Gavin Newsom, with the legislation’s provisions taking effect Jan. 1, 2024.