(The Center Square) – Successful recovery from drug addiction goes beyond overdose reversal drugs and rehab, advocates say, amid a statewide push to prioritize social and community support for former
Gov. Tom Wolf announced another expansion of naloxone standing orders on Tuesday, allowing residents to obtain naloxone products to help combat the rise of overdoses in Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Health, and Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency last week announced a milestone, filling 10,000 orders of naloxone through a
In Fayette County, people died of overdoses in record numbers in 2021, and overdose deaths in Washington County are projected to be comparable or exceed 2020’s record-setting numbers.
Overshadowed by the the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid crisis continues in the U.S and southwestern Pennsylvania.
Stress, isolation, limited access to resources, and job losses are all factors that could be attributing to the rising rates of substance abuse and overdoses during the coronavirus epidemic, local experts said.
Last year, 12 people died from accidental overdoses in Greene County, while nearly 100 people died in Washington County in 2020, according to Coroner Tim Warco.
âItâs very much a concern,â said Cheryl Andrews, executive director of the Washington County Drug and Alcohol Commission. âIf we want to put a message out there, itâs that help is available. People can still go to treatment.â