Mike Snow and Sabrina Fuentes of The HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County talk about the life-saving measures for someone experiencing an opioid overdose. Watch the video here.
Highland Hospital has a new vending machine. But instead of soda, it has socks. Instead of chips, there’s condoms. And it’s all free. The “harm-reduction vending machine” launched in Highland’s emergency department this fall, offers basic supplies to anyone who needs it, with a focus on reaching those who might benefit from the substance-use services…
Drug-related deaths surged by 41% in San Francisco in the first three months of this year – with an average of one person dying of an accidental overdose every 10 hours. The drug-ravaged Tenderloin district is worst affected. SKY NEWS: Martha Kelner (full report here) Bodies are strewn on the doorstep of San Francisco’s main…
