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nbcphiladelphia.com: Gov. Tom Wolf Declares Disaster Emergency for Opioid Crisis in Pennsylvania to Reduce Barriers for Help
Posted 1/22/2018
The scourge of opioids and heroin has reached disastrous proportions in Pennsylvania prompting Gov. Tom Wolf to declare a statewide disaster emergency to combat the epidemic
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nytimes.com: 1 Son, 4 Overdoses, 6 Hours
Posted 1/21/2018
Drug deaths draw the most notice, but more addicted people live than die. For them and their families, life can be a relentless cycle of worry, hope and chaos.
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nytimes.com: How a ‘Perfect Storm’ in New Hampshire Has Fueled an Opioid Crisis
Posted 1/21/2018
Justin Lerra was 26 when he turned himself in last summer to the fire department’s “safe station” program, which helps get drug users into treatment. He had been using drugs for seven years. His girlfriend, Sarah, who asked that her last name not be published, was pregnant and had told him that if he didn’t stop using, she would leave him.
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governing.com: Philadelphia Joins Legal Fight Against Opioid Manufacturers
Posted 1/18/2018
In an effort to help stop a "public health nightmare," the City of Philadelphia on Wednesday sued several regional pharmaceutical companies, claiming that their marketing methods have been so misleading, they have fueled the city's opioid crisis.
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workforce.com: Construction Industry Nailing Down Opioid Addiction Woes
Posted 1/18/2018
One company’s holistic approach addresses workplace safety and addiction education.
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fivethirtyeight.com: There Is More Than One Opioid Crisis
Posted 1/18/2018
To better tackle the epidemic, Kentucky needed to know which drugs were causing lethal overdoses.
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nytimes.com: The First Count of Fentanyl Deaths in 2016: Up 540% in Three Years
Posted 9/2/2017
The first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths in 2016 shows overdose deaths growing even faster than previously thought.