Walking To Beat The Stigma Attached To Drug Addiction
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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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