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Five Years In, Philly’s Kensington Corridor Trust Is Building Momentum
As Next City previously reported, the Kensington Corridor Trust emerged from a dialogue between community members and Shift ...
Surgeons detail challenges in treating 'tranq' wounds amid Philadelphia's Xylazine crisis
A new study examining the treatment of xylazine-associated wounds in Philadelphia sheds light on the severe medical ...
How opioid deaths tripled in Philly over a decade − and what may be behind a recent downturn
Over a decade spent treating and researching substance use disorders taught one researcher that the overdose epidemic is a ...
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'Classify this city as an open cemetery': Horse tranquilizer leading to spike in overdoses
Here in Jefferson County, the concoction is leading to a recent overdose spike. After seeing its first case of fentanyl mixed with xylazine in 2019, the Jefferson County Coroner's Office handled 40 ...