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Mayor’s Statement on the Governor’s Opioid Disaster Declaration

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Mayor’s Statement on the Governor’s Opioid Disaster Declaration

For immediate release: January 10, 2018Published by: Kenney Administration (2016-2023), Managing Director’s Office Contact: Mike Dunn mike.dunn@phila.gov (215) 686-6210

PHILADELPHIA – Mayor Kenney released the following statement in response to Governor Wolf’s announcement of a Statewide Disaster Declaration to address the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania:

“I commend Governor Wolf for taking this bold step. His announcement makes clear that this epidemic threatens the Commonwealth as much as any natural disaster. The crisis is particularly acute in Philadelphia: when the final tally is complete, the number of fatal drug overdoses in the City last year may reach 1,200 – a one-third increase over 2016. I look forward to working with the Governor in the coming weeks and months, along with our partners in the state legislature, to mobilize the resources and additional tools needed to address the scourge of opioids. We cannot afford to wait.”

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