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Outreach workers hope to knock on 100,000 doors across Philadelphia to prevent overdoses

City officials hope residents will keep naloxone in their house in case of emergencies, just as they would aspirin or Tylenol.

Amparo, who declined to give her last name, goes through the Philly Help Book and other resources with Vanessa Caracoza, director of community engagement for the Philadelphia Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity, outside of Amparo’s home in North Philadelphia. Health officials say that overdoses are rising in neighborhoods in North Philadelphia, but too few people in the neighborhood are equipped to prevent them.
Amparo, who declined to give her last name, goes through the Philly Help Book and other resources with Vanessa Caracoza, director of community engagement for the Philadelphia Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity, outside of Amparo’s home in North Philadelphia. Health officials say that overdoses are rising in neighborhoods in North Philadelphia, but too few people in the neighborhood are equipped to prevent them.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer