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The Biden administration quietly eliminated a barrier to medication for opioid addiction
This Philly clinic gets patients with opioid addiction onto medication almost immediately. It’s seeing early success.
Hospitalizations for opioid overdoses are increasing among Black and Hispanic Pennsylvanians, study finds
Biden’s Drug Czar Is Leading the Charge for a ‘Harm Reduction’ Approach
Fentanyl From the Government? A Vancouver Experiment Aims to Stop Overdoses
‘Lifesaving work is at risk’: On the end of telehealth waivers for opioid use disorder
Penn Medicine, Philadelphia Department of Public Health Partner to Increase Virtual Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
For Philadelphians in addiction recovery navigating the pandemic, there are ‘worse things in life than being isolated’
Fatal overdoses among Black Philadelphians soared during the pandemic, new data show
Opiate Overdoses Spike in Black Philadelphians, But Drop in White Residents Since COVID-19
Connecting During Crisis: Overdoses Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Penn Researchers use virtual reality to train bystanders to respond to overdoses
Penn Medicine’s Virtual Bridge to Opioid Recovery
‘Cries for help’: Drug overdoses are soaring during the Coronavirus pandemic
Addiction Recovery in the Age of Coronavirus
Philadelphia prisons investigating 4 overdoses, including 3 deaths, in custody
Safehouse hits pause on plan to open supervised injection site in South Philly
Overdose prevention sites promote public health and don’t increase crime
Philly’s overdose deaths rose again in 2019, especially in black and Latino communities
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: ‘We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation’
OP-ED: ‘It’s like drowning’: Minute by minute, a physician tells a courtroom how you die from an overdose
Strangers sprang into action to save a life on the subway. What if policymakers shared these values?
“As overdose rates rise in Philly’s Hispanic community, racial disparities in health care add to the burden”
Emergency rooms open new paths for opioid overdose survivors
From addiction and loss to recovery and empathy: Q&A with Nicole O’Donnell
https://www.inquirer.com/health/opioid-addiction/drug-overdoses-fatalities-philadelphia-fentanyl-20210603.html
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