Opioid Crisis Scale

We normalize so much in Philadelphia. Even the catastrophic death toll: More than 3,200 dead of overdoses in three years, 1,116 in 2018 alone. We’re on pace to match that rate of loss again this year.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/columnists/philadelphia-pittsburgh-overdose-deaths-harm-reduction-opioid-crisis-20191211.html

By Mike Newall