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Philly To Spend First Round of Opioid Settlement Funding on Overdose Prevention, Wrap-around Services

By Nicole Leonard | WHYY
Published January 10, 2023 at 8:44 AM EST
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney joins city and community officials in Kensington to unveil the city's plans for spending $20 million in opioid settlement funds on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney joins city and community officials in Kensington to unveil the city's plans for spending $20 million in opioid settlement funds on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.

Philadelphia city officials explained how they plan to spend about $20 million to fight the ongoing opioid epidemic. The money comes from the first round of settlement funding won in federal lawsuits against opioid distributors. WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports.

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(Original air-date: 1/9/23)
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Nicole Leonard | WHYY
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.
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