Politics & Government
Philly Plans To Fight Opioid Epidemic With Settlement Funds
In 2021, there were nearly 1,300 overdose deaths in the city, but now, city leaders came up with a new plan to fight the epidemic.
January 6, 2023
The opioid crisis is hitting Philadelphia particularly hard. In 2021, there were nearly 1,300 overdose deaths in the city, but now, city leaders came up with a new plan to fight the epidemic.
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"I want to walk freely. I want to be able to say that change has come," Patrice Rogers from the group Stop the Risk said.
Rogers has high hopes for her Kensington neighborhood. She founded Stop the Risk, an outreach program for people facing drug addiction and experiencing homelessness.
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