Addiction

The hearing centered on a bill that would prevent the city from entering into a lease on a Fairmount building that residents don’t want being used as a treatment facility.

Residents say they were blindsided by the city’s proposal to house Kensington drug users.

A group of 400 parents and families nationally are calling for solutions that treat addiction and the opioid crisis as a public health problem.

City police and outreach workers continue to monitor the area of Kensington’s open-air drug market as harm reduction workers provide a bridge to support services.

Most towns with populations over 10,000 are getting part of the funds, which total over $50 billion. In at least one New Jersey county, not much planning has happened.

Councilmember Quetcy Lozada was at K&A as the city cleared encampments Wednesday morning. "I wasn't disappointed,” she said, “I was just concerned.”

Drug cocktails are causing users to have difficulty breathing and hallucinations, officials say.

Statistics released earlier this month reveal a slight decrease in overdose deaths for the first time in 10 years.

The city sued Walgreens in 2021 for its alleged role in exacerbating the opioid epidemic.

Four candidates participated in a panel debate on April 4 at the Public Health Management Corporation in Philadelphia.

While the overall rate dropped, overdoses and drug use are rising in Black and Hispanic/Latino communities across the state.

Safehouse leaders say they are reviewing their options and next steps, which could include filing an appeal. The lawsuit was first filed in 2019.

Many studies have identified public health benefits associated with syringe-exchange services.

About 36 municipalities in Camden County participate in Project SAVE. To date, the program has helped make more than 3,400 treatment admissions.

Protesters demanded City Council and the Parker administration turn away from its “forced treatment” approach to solve the opioid crisis in Kensington.