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The teams are going door-to-door armed with overdose prevention guidebooks, fentanyl test strips and Narcan to raise awareness and provide resources.

A Philadelphia city initiative is door-to-door canvassing to provide residents with drug overdose prevention resources amid a surge in overdose deaths.

A Philadelphia city initiative is door-to-door canvassing to provide residents with drug overdose prevention resources amid a surge in overdose deaths.

A Philadelphia city initiative is door-to-door canvassing to provide residents with drug overdose prevention resources amid a surge in overdose deaths.

Philadelphia Democrats are endorsing Working Families Party candidates like Kendra Brooks. And Bob Brady is none too happy about it.

There seems to be no answer from Congress for the opioid drug crisis, Politico reports. And an investigation reveals drug overdose deaths are soaring at Georgia prisons. Elsewhere, it's reported Texas cities are destroying expired Narcan doses despite that they can still be effective against overdoses.

The new Philly Counts project aims to reach 100,000 doors in city “hot spots” of drug overdose deaths in Black and brown communities.

A small group of people dressed in royal blue shirts gathered in the far corner of a parking lot on North 5th Street in North Philadelphia.

Our federal leaders need to do their jobs, end these racist policies that are harming millions, and build a fair and humane immigration system.

Though the job market can be tougher for adults 65 and up, earning extra money, staying involved and feeling productive are paramount for many who do work: "We have bigger ideas for how we want to go through our 'last chapter' of our life."