Mayor Cherelle Parker proposes $100M to fund ‘triage and wellness facilities’ for people in addiction
She added that Thiel earlier this month met with leaders from Philadelphia health care systems and insurance companies to develop recovery and treatment plans.It could also be a flashpoint for residents, as some civic groups have long battled against drug treatment facilities opening in their neighborhood.
“There will be court-driven treatment or court-driven programs that they will have to attend, or there will be arrest and consequences that may be possible,” Fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid behind most of the city’s overdose deaths, wears off quickly, sending people into painful withdrawal faster. Xylazine, the animal tranquilizer often paired with fentanyl,People in addiction often face long wait times for a clinical assessment to enter treatment, leading some to return to the streets to stave off withdrawal symptoms.