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People addicted to drugs are more likely to die from an overdose after being arrested. That might seem counterintuitive. Why does arresting drug users increase overdose rates?

San Francisco’s current strategy under Mayor Lurie is focused on mass arrests of drug users. It makes for splashy headlines, but it appears to be driving up overdose deaths. Since he took office, overdose fatalities have risen 50%.

Our city needs to take a different approach. A plan called Four Pillars has been proven to work in Zurich, eliminating street drug use and lowering associated crime by 90%. And a San Francisco City report maps out in detail how we could make the Four Pillars approach work here in San Francisco.

Supervisor Fielder is holding a hearing to get San Francisco on track to implement the Four Pillars approach. It’s about time our City switched to a proven strategy to save lives and improve street conditions.