San Francisco's Mayor Daniel Lurie implemented a significant policy change aimed at addressing the city's homelessness and drug crisis. Under the "Breaking the Cycle" directive, the city will cease the distribution of syringes and drug supplies by nonprofits. Lurie highlighted alarming overdose statistics, underscoring the urgency of the new strategy to tackle the fentanyl crisis. Instead, the focus will shift to combining drug supply distribution with proactive counseling and treatment connections, marking a drastic change in the city’s approach to harm reduction and public health.
"The evidence is clear. What we are doing is not working. We have two people a day dying of overdose in San Francisco."
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