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The concept of a safe injection site was received with both opposition and support, with 90% of surveyed residents and 63% of business owners and employees in Kensington, the neighborhood of Philadelphia hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, approving the measure.
By 2017, opioid-related deaths had increased to over 1,200, followed by a small, measured decline since then. In 2018, drug overdose deaths fell 12.9%, almost three times the US average decline, as the state government focused on evidence-based, transformative programs to continue the decline. [23]
Prevention Point Philadelphia was founded in 1991 based on acts of ACT UP [3] in response to the HIV & AIDS epidemic. At the time, it was illegal to possess syringes in Pennsylvania. [4] Under increasing pressure to respond to the growing epidemic, then Mayor Ed Rendell issued an executive authorizing distribution of syringes within the city. [4]
A year-long investigation has led to the dismantling of a drug trafficking organization that spanned two Pennsylvania counties. 'Bad Bunny' drug ring busted in Chester County as 5 Philadelphia men ...
The New Philadelphia man said he sees problems every day on his way to work. New Philadelphia resident expresses concerns over drug abuse, homelessness in city Skip to main content
Kensington is represented on the Philadelphia's City Council by Districts 1 and 7. As of 2024, Mark Squilla is the Councilmember for District 1 and Quetcy Lozada is the Councilmember for District 7. Kensington mostly lies under the 180th State Representative District, being represented by Jose Giral.
The opioid epidemic took hold in the U.S. in the 1990s. Percocet, OxyContin and Opana became commonplace wherever chronic pain met a chronic lack of access to quality health care, especially in Appalachia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls the prescription opioid epidemic the worst of its kind in U.S. history.
In 2017 alone, there were 70,237 recorded drug overdose deaths; of those deaths, 47,600 involved an opioid. [9] [10] A report from December 2017 estimated that 130 people die every day in the United States due to opioid-related drug overdose. [11] The great majority of Americans who use prescription opioids do not believe that they are misusing ...