State of Emergency declared in Pennsylvania due to opioid crisis

Ellen Smith 1/11/1812:19 PM

Pennsylvania has a very high opioid (especially heroin/fentanyl) overdose rate. Yesterday Governor Tom Wolf declared a state of emergency around the crisis, similar to what is done with weather emergencies. Wow--I am hopeful this may bring some resources to the problem that have not yet been corralled. Thank you Governor Wolf. (http://abc27.com/2018/01/10/go...-13-new-initiatives/)

ACE related Population Attributable risk (PAR) for substance abuse is 50 % and for IV drug use is it 78%. (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/..._opening_plenary.pdf) This means that ACEs are responsible for 50 and 78% of the substance and IV drug use. I believe this is a call to focus on ACE prevention and treatment in addition to the opioid crisis itself!.

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