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Fentanyl Dealer Miguel Ramos Facing Life In Prison
In October, San Francisco police arrested 24-year-old Miguel Ramos in the Tenderloin for possession of illicit substances. Officers found two ounces of methamphetamine as well as individual ounces of crack-cocaine and heroin. Then they made a startling discovery. Also in Ramos’ backpack were 7.8 pounds of fentanyl. Interim District Attorney
Fentanyl Laced Party Drugs are Killing People in the Bay Area
Seeing as New Year’s Eve is nearly here, and people will be partying their faces off on the last night of the year, I figured it was really important to get this public service announcement out there: TEST YOUR DRUGS AND CARRY NARCAN! Honestly, I have no problem with recreational
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
Narcan: The Gift Every Parent Should Be Giving
by Suki Jones Going to Bay Area parties as a teen is a rite of passage. From suburban backyard parties to underground warehouse parties, you would be hard pressed to encounter anyone raised in the Bay Area that has not partaken in this experience. Shout out to Oakland and New
Drug-Snorting Passenger With No Shoes Derails Sunday Flight To SFO
Sundays are generally relaxed, hangover days. But the party was apparently still going for one passenger on a JetBlue JFK-SFO flight this past Sunday, as KGO reports that flight was diverted because of a drug-snorting passenger without a mask or shoes, who was also verbally abusive to other passengers, groped
Why You Need Narcan: It Just Saved A 2-Year-Old In Concord
This website has long been encouraging people to get Narcan and get training in how to use it, as opioid overdoses have skyrocketed with fentanyl showing up more and more in the pandemic-disrupted narcotic supply chain. Narcan is an emergency drug that can quickly reverse the effect of opioid overdoses
Harm Reduction in the Time of Coronavirus
For Felanie Castro, it was like the world had just stopped. The first Shelter in Place order had just been announced, and she was stuck in her office at Glide Memorial Church with no marching orders and no messaging about safety precautions. But she worried for the unhoused communities she
How You Die of an Opioid Overdose
Earbuds in, you’re rushing up the steel subway stairs two at a time. Running late, bagel in one hand and Metro Card in the other. New York comes at your broke ass pretty fast, but so far you’re keeping up. Then you round a corner, and everything slows down. Prone
This Hacker is Fighting Big Pharma with Open Source Medicine
As our insurance systems seem to swing farther and farther from any kind of sane healthcare reality, it’s old and depressing news that people on the low-end of the income spectrum have little to no recourse. If our government is going to stick it to the majority, maybe the answer