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Philadelphia drug deaths soared again in 2020, hitting Black residents hardest: ‘It’s a racial justice issue’

While fentanyl was involved in less than 10% of drug overdose deaths in Philadelphia in 2010, it was involved in 81% of all drug overdose deaths in 2020.

Elvis Rosado demonstrates use of a naloxone nasal sprays, an overdose-reversing drug, at Prevention Point in Philadelphia.
Elvis Rosado demonstrates use of a naloxone nasal sprays, an overdose-reversing drug, at Prevention Point in Philadelphia.Read moreDavid Maialetti / File Photograph