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A lot happened in San Diego County in 2022, from the continuing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, to working to end homelessness, create more affordable housing and the 2022 elections. Here’s a glimpse of the Top 10 most viewed topics and stories from our County News Center website over the past year.
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More than 1,300 purple flags lined the lawn of the County Administration building today to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day. Each flag represents a life lost in San Diego this past year to a drug overdose.
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The County of San Diego is readying a new tool to help fight the growing number of opioid overdoses in the region.
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A COVID-19 related spike in overdose deaths in San Diego County has fueled a behavioral health crisis. In 2020, the County reported 457 fentanyl-related overdose deaths. This is a 202% increase in one year, from 151 recorded deaths in 2019.
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A group of San Diego County probation officers helped to save a life last week during a routine home visit, administering two doses of the drug naloxone to a 38-year-old local man who was suffering from a suspected opioid overdose.
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The County Board of Supervisors today received a comprehensive update on the region’s plan to fight opioid and other prescription drug abuse and the devastating impact the substances are having on San Diegans.
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Since 2014, 37 people owe their lives to a San Diego Sheriff’s Department program in which deputies carry and administer a lifesaving drug to people overdosing on opioids such as heroin, morphine, or oxycodone. “Ideally, we’d like to see this type of drug carried by all the first responders throughout the county to help save […]
