Walking To Beat The Stigma Attached To Drug Addiction
Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health estimates that 150,000 residents are battling addiction, but less than 20 percent seek help. Last year, 700 people died of drug overdose in Philadelphia- double the number lost to homicide.
Roland Lamb is deputy commissioner for the department of behavior health said there is a misconception.
“Folks have been made to think there is something wrong with them– that they have, you know, a moral issue,” Lamb said.
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