Wolf Administration Highlights Opioid Response Efforts as Opioid Crisis Continues to Affect Pennsylvania
01/26/2021
Harrisburg, PA - The Wolf Administration today highlighted the latest accomplishments of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and provided an update on prescribing and overdose trends up to October 2020.
Since the PDMP launched in 2016, there has been a 29.7% increase in the prescribing of buprenorphine. In addition, there has been a 58.6% reduction in the number of individuals receiving a high dosage of opioid medication, a 52.4% reduction in the number of individuals receiving a dangerous drug combination of opioids and benzodiazepines, and a 36.6% reduction in opioid prescribing overall.
Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience.
Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. ×
More than 6 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERYONE is eligible for vaccination by April 19. Learn more.
More than 6 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERYONE is eligible for vaccination by April 19. Learn more. ×
January 20, 2021
Continuing the push for meaningful law enforcement reforms, Governor Tom Wolf today announced the members of the Pennsylvania State Law Enforcement Citizen Advisory Commission (PSLECAC) and the appointment of Sha S. Brown to serve as the Deputy State Inspector General for Law Enforcement Oversight. Brown will chair the commission.
Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience.
Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. ×
More than 5.6 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERYONE is eligible for vaccination by April 19. Learn more.
More than 5.6 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERYONE is eligible for vaccination by April 19. Learn more. ×
January 15, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf recognized Jo Ellen Bowman, Joyce McAneny, Pearl Kim, Gail Brown, Lara Dushkewich, and the Nationalities Service Center’s Immigrant Survivor Services Program as the recipients of the Governor’s Victim Service Pathfinder Awards for their work with crime victims. The annual awards are administered by the Office of Victim
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CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com
LOCK HAVEN The Clinton County Commissioners put a bow on 2020 at their final meeting of the year.
All three commissioners said they looked forward to turning the page to 2021.
Commissioner Angela Harding noted that Clinton County’s COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. She asked that all residents remain vigilant when it comes to battling the virus.
“Please continue to practice the mitigation efforts … social distancing, wearing masks and washing your hands,” Harding said. “Our COVID numbers if you pay attention to those things are rising. Some days aren’t as bad as others. I know the Department of Emergency Services has told us that a lot of the data that we see are ‘data dumps’ from the Department of Health. So, sometimes when the days are extremely higher than others, it’s the Department of Health sending that information in one big package.”