Opioid Use Slowing But Continues to Take San Diegans’ Lives
Oct. 24, 2019 | 3:47 PMReading Time: 3 minutes
Local prescription drug deaths declined in 2018. Deaths due to heroin increased. And fentanyl deaths continued to climb.
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Local prescription drug deaths declined in 2018. Deaths due to heroin increased. And fentanyl deaths continued to climb.
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County mental health and San Diego law enforcement officials are joining forces to send illicit drug users who are homeless to treatment rather than jail.
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Thousands more San Diegans will have access to substance abuse treatment thanks to a new delivery system approved today by the County Board of Supervisors.
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In addition to deaths, the report card tracks other indicators of prescription drug abuse in the region.