2023 was San Francisco's deadliest year on record for drug overdoses. More than 800 residents lost their lives to accidental overdoses last year, and nearly 80% of those deaths were linked to the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Tonight, a panel of experts will discuss what should be done to address addiction and prevent more loss of life in our city.
Guests:
Vitka Eisen, president and CEO, HealthRIGHT 360
Kevin Fagan, reporter, The San Francisco Chronicle
Dr. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine; chief, Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic; author, Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop and Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Host: Ethan Elkind
Producer: Kendra Klang
