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Maya Yang

San Francisco officials issue alert about fentanyl-laced cocaine after overdoses

A closeup of hands with black fingertips displaying a white powder on a small piece of aluminum foil.
A man in San Francisco displays what he says is fentanyl. Health officials have issued an alert after several overdoses this month. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

San Francisco’s health authorities have issued a warning about fentanyl-laced cocaine after several overdoses occurred this month.

On Thursday, the San Francisco department of public health issued a health alert that reported three fatal and nine non-fatal fentanyl overdoses among individuals who reportedly intended to only use cocaine.

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