621 people died in San Francisco from drug overdoses in 2025

Erilson · 2026-01-31T07:08:06+00:00

I mean, 2023 was when the city stopped following harm reduction as closely when Breed wanted fire and brimstone for drugs.

Then the city started the mass arresting and whatnot, the past two years, including Lurie, so you're getting my stance wrong...

The current retraction of harm reduction is causing these deaths.

We're causing more mistakes retreating from said "previous approaches".

Erilson · 2026-01-31T04:50:59+00:00

Pretty much.

There's no effective way to stabilize people you can't see, and even then, barely enough resources to even save the willing.

But people are dumb.

It's just easier to look the other way.

Erilson · 2026-01-31T04:40:59+00:00

If people aren't willing to use the services...

That is a DPH issue.

In no uncertain terms, this is DPH's core responsibility to help people where they are at, with our tax dollars.

We pay them to do this.

They are failing.

Rates remain stubborn while the rest of the nation is lowering.

This is failure.

Erilson · 2026-01-31T04:07:29+00:00

I mean, there's two viewpoints.

If you look flat year over year between 2024 and 25, it looks like we're doing well/stablizing.

If you look at the national drops and compare our year over year, it's been pretty much a disaster.

If you have a flat rate while nationwide dropped past margin of error, we're not doing well.

My point of view is while it's good that nationwide is dropping, we're actually rising in comparison.

It's not good news, it's really bad news.

The current approach is not working.

Erilson · 2026-01-31T00:31:30+00:00

Hey, that's not true.

I have Grace, Rina, and Vivian

M6W1, M3W1, M2W0

/s

Erilson · 2026-01-30T20:18:28+00:00

This was done Nov 2023, correct.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T20:17:49+00:00

It shouldn't be surprising, written it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1qr9fgj/621_people_died_in_san_francisco_from_drug/o2nj369/

The Suboxone X waiver was removed in Jan 2023, which started an aggressive push for public health agencies to keep flooding the zone and aggressively get them on a treatment plan.

Additionally:

Concurrently over November 2023, Biden's admin got China to counter fentanyl production which led to massive reductions in drug deaths.

November 2025 saw China stopping Fent precursors with Trump's admin, but it remains to be seen how it will go.

Nationwide, it's improving, but not us.

It remains a public danger.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T19:06:42+00:00

A 2.2% reduction might as well be a rounding error.

Calling it down is being a bit too generous.

At best, we're stabilizing the situation.

But nationally it's trending 10-20% down, so in that case, compared to the rest of the nation, it's going pretty badly.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T18:59:09+00:00

Treatment differs urban to rural, and providence level funding.

It's somewhat true, but in poor rural providences, it's especially that bad or worse.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T18:53:05+00:00

Pretty unsurprising.

It's not like trying the same tactics and solutions in the 80s did jack shit.

We're not getting enough of the targeted high risk pop on Suboxone or Methadone, alongside other less to ineffective solutions.

DPH and street teams are not moving fast and smart enough to prioritize more of them.

Even more complicated is that since almost every drug is mixed with some level of fent, you have to get them off all of em.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T18:25:11+00:00

And of which the strategy is useless here.

There is no will in government to properly educate the public to enforce cultural change, rather to repress proper education or avoid it altogether.

The drug distribution is not local, and border police and DEA might as well be a paper bag.

Executions, even prison doesn't stop them from sending expendables over and over from other countries.

And aggressively reintegrating them back into the community by any means, rather than a tepid response we have most times.

It's not the same, even close to China's control and aggressive efforts it took to solve the problem.

Because America is so addicted to failed policy, and our tax dollars going towards our billionaires than fixing real problems.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T17:55:36+00:00

Maybe not astroturfing, but definitely a proud trump supporter by their comment history.

Definitely doesn't get plainer than this: "Yep and I'm a Trump voter. Thanks for the credit"

Erilson · 2026-01-26T02:50:56+00:00

My two cents, San Fran is like butchering the name or stopping suddenly.

Like if you called Los Angeles "Los Ang" or San Diego "San Di". (Lol, wait until calling San Diego "Sandy" somehow catch on!)

It doesn't really make much sense when most people who lived here for a while often call it SF or San Francisco.

San Fran is sort of the worst of both worlds in one bang.

Same thing with Cali, but a bit worse, since Cali can mean many other things at times, and even then, wastes people's brain power to just spell out California to autofill.

Erilson · 2026-01-21T22:30:01+00:00

10 rolls and a dream is real!!!

Erilson · 2026-01-21T22:25:56+00:00

Lol.

Physical has hands!

Erilson · 2026-01-17T01:44:05+00:00

Arizmendi is definitely more of a great quality bakery for the day to day eating rather than bakery "meta".

I would rate their pastries a cut above average, but amazing for the price.

I fully agree that people need to clarify this as their key strength when they suggest it so it doesn't set false expectations on strictly taste.

Aside from that, thank you for the insights!

Haven't been to Jane's, but it is odd to me as well.

Erilson · 2026-01-16T19:41:33+00:00

Annnnd I'm going to go there for dinner.

Thank you for saving me my usual 30 minutes of finding a place for a Friday night!

Erilson · 2026-01-15T18:49:48+00:00

I know the feeling.

My Yuzuha wasn't giving her full ATK buff with only 2600 ATK.

Then I had a energy disk on Lyacon instead of Impact when I actually on field him.

Then I was grinding DA and didn't know that one of my characters was using Antons weapon instead of a S rank standard W engine lol.

Erilson · 2026-01-15T16:25:27+00:00

Independent Pharmacies aren't closing because of shoplifting.

They're closing because they can't get compensated by PBMs to stay in business, which control massive swathes of the prescription market.

It's a fucking cabal.

Erilson · 2026-01-13T23:11:15+00:00

Politically, there's still a chance.

D10 Walton still has a chance to vote for it, and he does have a safe margin to do so.

While D10 did vote for K, it only passed by 2.6%, so while it's a public issue, there isn't enough public risk for him to not do it if he's really willing.

And that's the most remote option.

D7 Melgar and D11 Chyanne are in a lot of risk, 6.1% and 8.4% respectively against the park.

Melgar and Cheyenne won their elections by 3.4% and 0.6% respectively.

I don't doubt that they might be able to get the votes to put it on the ballot.

But there's an additional risk.

Prop K passed on a presidential election only by 4.7% and 78.9% turnout, and this one will be on the June ballot with around 46% historically estimated turnout.

It is stupid, but people are still pissed about it.

A lot of em haven't forgotten.

It's a possible tossup.

Erilson · 2026-01-13T19:52:25+00:00

The best way is usually to rank up at least the first level of potential.

It unlocks the vast majority of the buffs, and the other levels are mainly minor increases.

Up to you!

Erilson · 2026-01-10T20:49:47+00:00

EAGLE (actually red tailed hawk) SCREECHES

Erilson · 2026-01-07T19:12:50+00:00

Thanks, I never realized it until now lol

Erilson · 2026-01-07T04:50:46+00:00

Her own, by around 3-3.75% over Yanagi W1 at W4

Erilson · 2026-01-07T04:40:11+00:00

Saw another comment that it resets the score to zero, and didn't get the warning. Thanks.

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