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Early reports show San Francisco is headed for its deadliest year yet from opioid overdoses. While the Coastside isnât seeing the same sky-high numbers, a year of isolation has only made addiction problems worse, experts say.
âIt feels like everybody is in crisis,â said Mary Fullerton, supervisor of the San Mateo Countyâs Integrated Medication Assisted Treatment team, which helps people addicted to opioids. âThere is more at stake. There is a sense of desperation, loneliness and not as many ways to get help.â
According to data from the county coronerâs office, four people in Pacifica and two further down on the Coastside died from accidental opioid deaths in 2020, making up just 7 percent of the county total. The city with the most opioid deaths last year was Daly City at 12, and an additional 12 sheltered or unsheltered people without a listed city of residence died from opioids last year. Overall, the county saw 81 accidental opioid deaths in 20
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February 09, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf signed the 13th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the opioid and heroin epidemic.
This declaration was the first of its kind for a public health emergency in Pennsylvania, and proved to be an important tool to allow the state to respond quickly, adapt to developing needs, increase access to treatment and save lives.
Wolf Administration Highlights Opioid Response Efforts as Opioid Crisis Continues to Affect Pennsylvania
01/26/2021
Harrisburg, PA - The Wolf Administration today highlighted the latest accomplishments of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and provided an update on prescribing and overdose trends up to October 2020.
Since the PDMP launched in 2016, there has been a 29.7% increase in the prescribing of buprenorphine. In addition, there has been a 58.6% reduction in the number of individuals receiving a high dosage of opioid medication, a 52.4% reduction in the number of individuals receiving a dangerous drug combination of opioids and benzodiazepines, and a 36.6% reduction in opioid prescribing overall.