fentanyl deaths

FLETCHER AND ANDERSON $100 MILLION PLAN TO TACKLE OPIOD CRISIS WINS APPROVAL BY SUPERVISORS

East County News Service

November 2, 2022 (San Diego) -- The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on October 25 to approve a plan proposed by Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Joel Anderson to use an expected $100 million in settlement money from lawsuits with drug makers to address the opioid crisis in the region.


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FENTANYL DEATHS UP 990% SINCE 2016: COUNTY SUPERVISORS HEAR UPDATES ON ADDICTION CRISIS RESPONSE

By Miriam Raftery

December 10, 2021 (San Diego) -- County Supervisors this week heard an update on efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis through a countywide substance abuse harm reduction strategy. Dr. Wilma Wooten, County Public Health officer, said there has been a stark increase in accidental overdose deaths from 2019 through October 2021—and most of those were due to fentanyl.


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