{"id":2003538,"date":"2023-08-17T11:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fentanyl-deaths-in-san-francisco-on-pace-to-set-record-high\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:43:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T15:43:48","slug":"fentanyl-deaths-in-san-francisco-on-pace-to-set-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fentanyl-deaths-in-san-francisco-on-pace-to-set-record-high\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco&#8217;s fentanyl deaths reaching alarming levels."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffentanyl-deaths-in-san-francisco-on-pace-to-set-record-high%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003538&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fentanyl Deaths in San\u200d Francisco Set to Reach Record High<\/h2>\n<p>San Francisco, a city\u2063 under Democratic leadership, is facing a devastating surge in fentanyl-related deaths. Last month alone, the city recorded a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fentanyl-deaths-in-san-francisco-on-pace-to-set-record-high\/\" title=\"San Francisco's fentanyl deaths reaching alarming levels.\">staggering 71 accidental overdose fatalities<\/a>. This alarming trend has contributed to a total of 473 deaths in 2023, with a\u2062 significant 385 of those attributed to fentanyl, as \u2062reported by the Health Department.<\/p>\n<p>If this trajectory continues, San Francisco is on \u200btrack to surpass the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surge-in-fentanyl-seizures-show-cartels-taking-advantage-of-lax-border-policies-dhs-officials-say\/\" title=\"Surge in Fentanyl Seizures Show Cartels Taking Advantage of Lax Border Policies, DHS Officials Say\">overdose death toll<\/a> of\u200b the previous year, potentially reaching a grim milestone of 800 deaths.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;80% of the deaths to date in 2023, overdose deaths are now caused by Fentanyl,&#8221; revealed Dr. Grant Colfax, the city&#8217;s director of \u2062health. &#8220;It pains me to share that this is the\u2064 highest overdose death\u200c rate San Francisco has ever experienced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Initially, fentanyl \u2064was often mixed with other narcotics on the streets of San\u200d Francisco. However, the situation has\u2062 evolved, and residents are now\u200c opting to use the drug in its pure form, \u2063according to the city&#8217;s \u2064Health Department.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Colfax further explained, &#8220;Fentanyl has become cheaper, more potent, and more readily \u200davailable, exacerbating the crisis we are facing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The gravity of \u2062the situation is further highlighted by the fact that over 25,000 individuals in San Francisco \u200bare\u2063 currently undergoing treatment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health issues<\/a> and substance abuse, as reported by the Health Department.<\/p>\n<h3>Fulton or\u2064 Federal? Trump Indictment Sparks Venue Dispute<\/h3>\n<p>Amidst \u2062this \u200cdevastating crisis, another legal battle \u2063looms. The impending indictment of former President Donald \u2062Trump is \u200dpoised to ignite a dispute over the appropriate court venue. Will it be Fulton or Federal? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this topic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to read the full article from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco, under Democratic leadership, is witnessing a surge in Fentanyl-related fatalities. Last month alone, 71 individuals died from accidental overdoses, putting the city on track for a record-breaking year. In 2023, there have been 473 deaths, with 385 attributed to Fentanyl. A report questions whether Trump will face charges at the Fulton or Federal level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2003539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}