Addiction
In need of connection, those in recovery flock to virtual meetings
In lieu of face-to-face 12-step and other recovery meetings, those struggling with addiction pack the video chats offered by a Manayunk-based nonprofit.
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Eyes on the Street
The messy necessity of community buy-in for Philly’s supervised injection site
Rutgers sociologist Stephen Danley complicated question of how to achieve community consensus on controversial projects, reframing issues of power.
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Billy Penn
No plan for people living on the street as coronavirus lands in Philly
Outreach workers fear a COVID-19 outbreak among the city’s homeless population.
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National Book Award winner James McBride, author of "The Good Lord Bird, joins Marty to talk about his newest novel, "Deacon King Kong."
Air Date: March 10, 2020 10:00 am
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Bill to prevent supervised injection sites from opening in Philly advances
A bill that would effectively ban supervised injection sites in Philadelphia is steadily advancing with the apparent backing of all but two members of City Council.
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City Council passes resolution condemning secrecy of supervised injection plans
City Council passed the measure, 15-2, as groups both in support of and against Safehouse showed up in force bearing signs representing their positions.
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Civic groups argue supervised injection site will boost crime
Neighborhood groups joined the FOP in supporting U.S. Attorney William McSwain’s effort to keep the nonprofit’s supervised injection site from opening.
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As debate rages over a supervised injection site, some ask, ‘Do public meetings empower privilege?’
A plan to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia has ignited a debate about the role of public engagement in local decision-making.
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This week: supervised injection sites get a setback, food and housing insecurity among college students, and Philadelphia's new executive director of LGBT affairs.
Air Date: March 2, 2020 10:00 am
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NJ Spotlight
Amid opioid crisis, treatment providers question N.J. state oversight
Health Department promises to address concerns raised over licensing of facilities offering addicts medically assisted treatment
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Safehouse hits pause on plan to open supervised injection site in South Philly
Earlier, City Councilmember David Oh introduced, to wide support among his outraged colleagues, a bill that will effectively ban such sites in Philadelphia.
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Feds move to block opening of Philly supervised injection site
Safehouse organizers have said they plan to open it sometime next week and offer services four hours a day.
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South Philly injection site: As Rendell touts ‘tremendous’ upside, some neighbors flip out
Mayor Kenney, who supports the sites, said they could save up to 75 people from overdose death each year.
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Billy Penn
Philly’s Safehouse to open nation’s first supervised injection site after judge clearance
U.S. Attorney William McSwain’s suit to stop the facility “overlooks the complexity” of the situation, the judge said.
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Opioid settlement still elusive as some lawyers criticize it
State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal.
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