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

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 18:04 in Health & Medicine

The death rate surged 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.

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