harmful drugs like fentanyl are being used and at what rate. the data is even capable of detecting when other substances have been laced with fentanyl. they are flushing it down a toilet. and then eventually as that supply starts working its way through the community, you then over the next week start to see the opioid overdoses manifest because people are ciewnelling fentanyl that they weren t intending to consume. biobottom analytics gained steam during the pandemic tracking rates of covid-19. last years the focus returned to the opioid crisis. this technology not only analyzes concentration levels but metabolites. tell the difference between ingested or something that s been discarded into wastewater. test something not used for law enforcement but it does show police where prevention tools need to be deployed. where are we catching them with the drugs that is not necessarily where it s being used. really this gives us a nexus to where it s being used and being able to ou
in philadelphia. 1278 people died, 77% from fentanyl. philadelphia s may or jim kenny said it was hard to see his city portrayed in a negative light in the ads. we talked to robert ashford head of the unity recovery organization in philadelphia. he says the ads are offensive and outdated. the scare tactics again with the war on drugs have never been effective anywhere in the world. certainly not in the u.s. the likelihood they ll be effective in mexico that already has low rates of substance abuse doesn t seem it will pan out. mayor kenny says the city is working hard to provide education, outreach and prevention tools to keep people alive and connect them to support. no word on why they chose philadelphia and no acknowledgement that they used footage from philadelphia. dana: thank you so much. before we go. bill: look at you jumping there. what have you got?
twice as high as they were. joining me is chris parnell. dr. parnell, good morning to you. waynd to star i want to start w good news. they predict covid deaths will start declining over the coming weeks. how optimistic are you that things are headed in the right direction and where do you think it is all going to end up? i m happy to be with you this morning. we have positive news coming out of the cdc, stats are starting to move in a better direction. we re seeing deaths below 500 a day, hospitalizations around 30,000 currently. and we re seeing our case load below 100,000. while those are all positive signs, the most important thing for the public to be focused on is preparedness. preparedness is knowing which prevention behaviors or prevention tools are in your prevention tool kit and how to
because people really have become fatigued with the idea of using multiple prevention tools, meaning masking and high risk situations. meaning not going to an event or an occasion that might not be the best decision, and finally, just not having access to rapid testing or rapid antivirals in the manner that would hold back this infection. i hope we don t see a surge, but i do believe all of the ingredients unfortunately are there. doctor, thank you as always. we re now getting our first look at the weapon involved in the onstage attack against comedian dave chappelle. that s next.