San Francisco's forgotten epidemic. By the numbers.
613 projected overdose deaths this year.
57 deaths on average every month.
49 in 100,000 overdose death rate.
41%+ overdose deaths in District 6.
23% in the Tenderloin.
18% in SOMA.
241.8 in 100,000 overdose death rate for Black people.
60.4 in 100,000 overdose death rate for White people.
38.0 in 100,000 overdose death rate for Latin people.
73% of overdoses involved Fentanyl.
54% of overdoses involved Methamphetamine.
37% of overdoses involved Cocaine.
San Francisco has the highest overdose death rate in California.
61% overdose death rate
43% fentanyl death rate
We had two epidemics in San Francisco last year.
We solved one. Let's now solve the other.
cc / great reporting from
@yoohyun_jung
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