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HARRISBURG, PA — At a recent event at Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) the Wolf Administration announced that it will be providing free naloxone to Pennsylvania airports as part of an …
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WEST GROVE, PA — Jennersville Hospital will partner with the Chester County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services and Good Fellowship EMS to present a community event on the opioid …
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CARLISLE, PA — The Wolf Administration recently met with the Cumberland-Perry County Drug & Alcohol Commission’s Task Force on Opiate Prescribing to discuss the latest data regarding the opioid crisis …
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Two universities in Chester County – West Chester University (WCU) and Immaculata University (IU) will receive more than $140,000 in funding to prevent and reduce opioid …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Friday, members of the Wolf Administration spoke in the state Capitol Rotunda to share resources and advice for individuals and families affected by mental health and substance …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania recently convened eight Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) summits across the state to promote awareness of MAT, share strategies for successful treatment and increase the number of health …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf signed the eighth renewal of Pennsylvania’s Opioid Disaster Declaration. In January 2018, he took the unprecedented step of signing the first disaster declaration so …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) program announced that from May 2014 to September 2019, the program issued naloxone — a …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale states while Pennsylvania is making progress in the fight to curb fentanyl overdoses, his new special report shows significant work remains to be …
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BOALSBURG, PA — On Tuesday, Governor Tom Wolf kicked off his administration’s first Opioid Command Center Opioid Summit: Think Globally, Act Locally, which brought together 200 individuals helping their communities …
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