D.C. Mayor Orders Immediate Action to Combat Substance Abuse Crisis

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D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has issued an order directing city agencies to take immediate action to combat the substance abuse crisis in the city. The order includes the use of a shared overdose-tracking system and the suspension of some contracting rules to provide services more quickly. The mayor's action comes as overdose deaths in the city are on pace to surpass last year's record.

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The order, which is effective immediately, directs city agencies to use a shared overdose-tracking system so outreach teams can respond to hot spots more effectively, and it suspends some contracting rules to more quickly provide services. Public scrutiny has increased on the District’s strategies to combat serious substance abuse, which city officials say overdose deaths recorded by the city so far this year are on pace to surpass last year’s record of 461. “We have too many people dying in our city related to fentanyl overdoses most specifically,” Bowser said during a news conference focused on health emergencies for opioids as well as juvenile crime.The D.C

D.C. Mayor Substance Abuse Overdose Crisis Action City Agencies Overdose-Tracking System Contracting Rules Services Overdose Deaths

 

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