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Fentanyl overdoses contribute to surge in L.A. County homeless deaths

Por: Los Angeles Times Nation May 12, 2023

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A devastating surge in drug overdoses drove up deaths among unhoused people in Los Angeles County in recent years, along with the rising toll of traffic collisions and homicides, according to a public health department report released Friday. The death rate increased 55% among people experiencing homelessness in L.A. County between 2019 and 2021, a markedly sharper increase than in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials... + full article



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