New San Francisco Behavioral Health Director Dr. Hillary Kunins on Overdose Deaths

An estimated two people die of drug overdoses every day in San Francisco.  The crisis shows no signs of letting up: 713 people died of overdoses last year and there have been more than 200 deaths in the first quarter of this year.  The pandemic has only aggravated the crisis, as individuals needing help are isolated from their communities and services.  Addiction medicine physician Dr. Hillary Kunins is San Francisco’s new director of Behavioral Health Services.  She joins us to  discuss the city’s overdose death crisis, and to lay out her approach to serving the city’s residents with substance abuse and mental health needs.