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With overdoses spiking, San Francisco s leaders are trying to force the city into action
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Above: Kayla Crenshaw of Epiphany Center, which provides drug treatment to women, shows donated baby clothes to Michele Nguyen and daughter Annabelle; both women graduated from the program and said the city’s system to get into treatment is challenging. Below: James Dixon,
HealthRight 360’s director of residential services, leads a staff meeting at the treatment program.Mallory Moench / The Chronicle
San Francisco has suffered from a shortage of drug treatment beds for years, but the pandemic has made the problem more acute.
Just as overdose deaths skyrocketed in the city during the pandemic, fueled by the powerful drug fentanyl, COVID-19 constrained capacity in treatment programs. One temporarily halted new patient intakes to quell an outbreak. Under shelter-in-place, fewer people exited programs, lengthening wait times for some beds.
Treatment program becomes a ray of hope for drug addicts during pandemic
By: Cesar Rodriguez
and last updated 2021-01-29 13:13:24-05
There is no aspect of our lives that COVID-19 has not impacted. Addiction is no exception, and in this case, itâs accelerated.
Drug overdose deaths are increasing across the country at an alarming rate during the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a year.
Tyrone Thomas and Alonso Woods are recovering drug addicts, and theyâre not proud of their past.
âStealing from my mother was the worst thing I ever did,â Thomas said. âThis disease lives in deceit.â
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