Tag: overdoses

San Francisco Announces Launch Of Overdose Response Team

SAN FRANCISCO—The city of San Francisco announced the launch of the Street Overdose Response Team (SORT) to combat opioid-related deaths. The San Francisco Fire...

New Task Force Tackles SF Fentanyl Crisis

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco’s District Attorney’s office will be asking City Hall for $ 2.3 million in the funding of a new task force. District...

Party-Goers Hospitalized Following 4/20 Event

SAN FRANCISCO—A celebration at Golden Gate Park on Friday, April 20 left over a dozen people hospitalized. The event took place at a zone...

Police Find 3 Bodies In Haight-Ashbury District

SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, February 22, officers from the San Francisco Police Department were called to the 1500 block of Page Street at 4:35 a.m....

SFPD Reporting Success In Reducing Opiate Overdoses

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department is reporting a decrease in opiate overdoses within the region in the past year. According to a press...

SFPD Helping Decrease Number Of Opiate Overdoses

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department and the Harm Reduction Coalition Drug Overdose Prevention and Education (DOPE) project have partnered for the past year...