Fentanyl deaths are down across the Bay Area. One county’s harm reduction group says it’s proof their strategy is working.
- Posted on January 8, 2026
- By The Mercury News
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Fentanyl deaths are down across the Bay Area. One county’s harm reduction group says it’s proof their strategy is working.

Across the Bay Area, coroners are reporting about half as many overdose deaths from the synthetic opioid fentanyl than during the peak of the crisis in 2023. In part, public health experts attribut…