EPISODE · Oct 5, 2020 · 8 MIN
Coronavirus stole the spotlight, but the opioid crisis is still ravaging America
from The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio · host Audacy
2020 is the year the coronavirus pandemic spread around the world and steamrolled everything else we were trying to do. Before coronavirus in the US, one of the biggest health emergencies was the opioid epidemic. And while COVID-19 became the number one priority, the opioid crisis continues to have a devastating impact.Dr. Anand Parekh, Chief Medical Adviser at the Bipartisan Policy Center joins KYW In Depth to talk about a report from the center tracking how the country is funding the fight against the opioid epidemic, where it's hitting the hardest, and if at-risk populations are getting the help they need.Read the report here: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/combating-the-opioid-crisis-2020/
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2020 is the year the coronavirus pandemic spread around the world and steamrolled everything else we were trying to do. Before coronavirus in the US, one of the biggest health emergencies was the opioid epidemic. And while COVID-19 became the number one priority, the opioid crisis continues to have a devastating impact.Dr. Anand Parekh, Chief Medical Adviser at the Bipartisan Policy Center joins KYW In Depth to talk about a report from the center tracking how the country is funding the fight against the opioid epidemic, where it's hitting the hardest, and if at-risk populations are getting the help they need.Read the report here: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/combating-the-opioid-crisis-2020/
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