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San Francisco overdose deaths down from this time last year, health officials say
San Francisco experienced fewer overdose deaths in the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2025, the Department of Public Health said Wednesday. Dr. Jeffrey Hom and Dr. Naveena Bobba from the Department of Public Health spoke at a news conference Wednesday to discuss the declining overdose rates. From January to […] The post San Francisco overdose deaths down from this time last year, health officials say appeared first on Local News Matters .
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San Francisco experienced fewer overdose deaths in the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2025, the Department of Public Health said Wednesday. Dr. Jeffrey Hom and Dr. Naveena Bobba from the Department of Public Health spoke at a news conference Wednesday to discuss the declining overdose rates. From January to […] The post San Francisco overdose deaths down from this time last year, health officials say appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s linked report, San Francisco overdose deaths down from this time last year, health officials say, San Francisco experienced fewer overdose deaths in the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2025, the Department of Public Health said Wednesday. Dr. Jeffrey Hom and Dr. Naveena Bobba from the Department of Public Health spoke at a news conference Wednesday to discuss the declining overdose rates. From January to […] The post San Francisco overdose deaths down from this time last year, health officials say appeared first on Local News Matters .
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