Death rates rose among the homeless when extremecoldset in, but the death toll was highest on days of extreme heat, Jay's team found. That was especially true for homeless people living in Las Vegas (Clark County), where fatalities on extremely hot days accounted for 25% of deaths per ye...
comparing the amount required to cause overdose deaths of heroin, carfentanyl (developed to anesthetize rhinoceroses), and fentanyl. As you can see, if a drug dealer gets a pound of fentanyl or carfentanyl, he or she can make thousands of pills with it and still have enough left over to ...
Cold snap partially blamed for 6 South Bay homeless deaths In Santa Clara County, officials and advocates said the current cold snap is costing the lives of some of the most vulnerable people. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Officials and advocates in Santa Clara County said the current cold snap is ...
In the small town of Aylesford in Kent, homeless man, Daniel Gauntlett died last Saturday night on the steps of an abandoned bungalow which was due to be demolished. As temperatures dropped to -2C, Mr Gauntlett finally succumbed to the damp and chilling weather. A local resident toldKent O...
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That audit recommended the city create a “data dashboard” that would show whether and how the city’s encampment removal were performing based on a wide array of measures, including health and safety outcomes for people living unsheltered (like deaths from hypothermia, overdose deaths among un...
“Any cold weather initiative, regardless of ethnicity, has to take into account anybody who is sleeping on the streets. Otherwise, you are dealing with potential deaths.” Stressing Tiglin had worked for “many years” with all homeless people, he said: “...
And I don’t know what the answer is. Otherwise, I’d be doing something else.” Over 300 homeless people died in King County last year, surpassing the previous record of 195 deaths set in 2018, according toThe Seattle Times. Additionally, 2022 saw a 65% jump in homeless deaths compared...
"People's lives need to be the first priority for the Minister and I again am asking him to react swiftly and try to prevent any further deaths on our streets. On behalf of ICHH I would like to express my sincere condolences to the family and friends of the man that passed away over...
Record Number of Homeless Deaths Fueled by the opioid crisis, high housing costs and extreme weather, homelessness andits fatal costs are on the rise. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates anincrease in the homeless populationin 2017 for the first time in seven years,...