Encouraging Progress in Pennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf issued a Statewide Disaster Emergency with regard to the opioid epidemic in January 2018. This 90-day disaster declaration has since been renewed several times.
Positive strides have been made through coordinating efforts such as the Opioid Command Center, Opioid Data Dashboard, Pennsylvania's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PA PDMP), and warm handoff care to substance abuse specialists.
Penn State projects such as PROSPER and The Penn State Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse are also contributing positively to efforts throughout the state.
Several Pennsylvania public media stations are educating a broad audience through the efforts of a collaborative project, Battling Opioids.