Fatal drug overdoses fell in San Francisco for the second time in three months, according to preliminary data. The decline follows the launch of a pilot program connecting unhoused people with treatment one month after The City’s public health department launched.
California is buying millions more doses of an opioid-overdose reversal drug than it could’ve otherwise received, thanks to FDA approval of a generic, over-the-counter version of the life-saving medication.
(KRON) – Scientists say Methadone is the most highly effective medication that eases the debilitating symptoms of opioid withdrawal for people who are trying to quit drugs like heroin and fentanyl. On Thursday, San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney introduced legislation that would allow easier access to the medication. “We’ve reached a point where the treatment […]
(KRON) – Scientists say Methadone is the most highly effective medication that eases the debilitating symptoms of opioid withdrawal for people who are trying to quit drugs like heroin and fentanyl. On Thursday, San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney introduced legislation that would allow easier access to the medication. “We’ve reached a point where the treatment […]