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Overdose deaths in Philadelphia are decreasing — especially in the Black community. But deaths involving stimulants are rising

Drug overdose deaths are dropping significantly among Black Philadelphians, a community particularly hard-hit by the overdose crisis in recent years, a new city analysis of drug-related deaths in 2024 ...
Drexel University

Philadelphia Awoke Again to Another Tragic Pedestrian Death

This UHC Policy Core blog series highlights important topics in urban policy that have implications for health and health equity. In less than a week, two pedestrians were killed on an 8-block stretch ...
Drexel University

Philadelphia’s Overdose Deaths Dip Overall in 2018 But Are ‘Still at Crisis Levels’

Priya Mammen, MD, public health advocate in the Lindy Institute of Urban Innovation was quoted in a May 15 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the dip in Philadelphia’s overall overdose deaths, ...