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PA Overdose Deaths on Pace to Match Last Year’s Numbers, Certain Substances Appearing More Often in Cases

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Drug overdose deaths in Pennsylvania are on pace to match last year’s numbers. State health officials say several substances are appearing more often in deadly outcomes. WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports.

(Original air-date: 10/28/22)

Nicole Leonard is a health and science reporter for WHYY News. She joined the newsroom in 2022 after covering health care for Connecticut Public Radio. Before that, she was the health reporter for the Press of Atlantic City.