Camden EMS usually deal with 9 opioid overdoses a day. Last Wednesday, they revived 16 people in one hour.

How the Conrail tracks cleanup is going: ‘People were literally watching it like it was a movie’

In West Philly, 30 new recovery housing beds will open on Monday

Nonprofit Why Not Prosper is set to more than double from its 25 existing beds in Germantown.

1/3 of Philadelphians used prescription opioids in the past year

Over the last year, a Prevention Point employee has saved 34 people from opioid overdose

The Harrisburg Patriot-News ran a front page editorial calling for action to address PA’s opioid crisis

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Philly’s safe injection site proposal isn’t being prioritized

Learn how to administer Narcan

What	This training session will teach you how to administer Narcan if you encounter someone overdosing on opioids. Learn how to spot an overdose and where to get Narcan.
Where	Temple University at 1801 N. Broad St.
When	August 18, 2017 at 12:00 pm
How much	Free

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What might happen after Conrail and the city clean up Gurney Street heroin haven?

Revealed: Philly’s plan for the people it’s kicking out of that notorious heroin tract

When Conrail paves over Gurney Street this month, the city will respond with treatment and resources for people living there.

Meet the man now in charge of leading the local government’s fight against Philly’s opioid crisis

Clean and sober Philly restaurateur sells South St. BBQ to work in recovery

“The numbers on overdoses in Philly this year are frightening. We’re losing people every day.”

Mike Newall, the journalist whose reporting has laid bare Philly’s opioid crisis, comes out in favor of safe-injection sites

Cleanup along the Conrail tracks in Kensington was supposed to start today, but it’s been delayed

Chased off the tracks and the library lawn, Kensington heroin addicts now congregate in abandoned church

A man has been charged after a baby was found with a hypodermic needle in her leg

What happens to opioid treatment in Philly under Senate GOP health care plan

Opponents say slashing Medicaid could make access to treatment harder.

In reaction to the opioid epidemic, Independence Blue Cross changes coverage policy for scripts

After losing his son to a heroin overdose, Tony Luke Jr. has launched #BrownAndWhite — an initiative to start conversations

Philly neighborhood associations are on the front lines of the opioid epidemic

Community-based groups are taking it upon themselves to train residents to use Narcan.