Addiction
During the 1990s AIDS crisis, Philly officials dared to back needle exchanges. Now, amid the opioid epidemic, city officials are supporting another controversial strategy.
Air Date: November 15, 2018
Listen 15:00Philly may require all pharmacies to stock overdose-reversal drug naloxone
Fewer than half of Philadelphia pharmacies have the overdose-reversal drug on hand, but city officials Philadelphia wants all of them to stock it at all times.
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Narcan is heralded as one of the most important weapons to fight the opioid epidemic. But on the ground, the decision whether or not to use Narcan is a bit more complicated.
Air Date: November 8, 2018
Listen 14:29FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller
In one study, the pill provided about the same pain relief to patients as IV morphine.
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Dozens hit Philly’s Kensington Avenue for first ‘large-scale’ cleanup
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Needle drop boxes land in Kensington parks and SEPTA stations
Sharps deposit boxes are Philadelphia’s newest tool in its four-week-old recovery campaign for opioid-plagued Kensington.
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A rural community decided to treat its opioid problem like a natural disaster
While the bulk of fatal overdoses still happen in urban areas, the rural overdose rate has increased to slightly surpass that of cities.
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Could Future & Juice WRLD be trap’s Trojan-horse advocates for drug policy reform?
If it's hard to separate the celebration from the social critique, that's exactly the point.
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Rural Americans are OK with ‘outside’ help to beat opioid crisis and boost economy
Rural Americans willing to allow people from outside their communities to help with the opioid epidemic.
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Delaware launches overdose task force to prevent opioid deaths
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U.S. health chief says overdose deaths beginning to level off
More than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses last year.
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Addiction without an ending in ‘Beautiful Boy’
What if you were trapped in the middle of a traditional addiction narrative forever?
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Wolf administration adds funds for families hit by opioid crisis
The state plans to spend more to help families impacted by the opioid epidemic raise children.
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