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Elena (left) and Vadim reside on the road in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia that has lengthy struggled with fentanyl and different drug use. Each advised NPR they’ve survived their drug use, partially, attributable to naloxone, or Narcan, a drugs that reverses opioid overdoses. NPR agreed to not use their final identify as a result of avenue drug use is unlawful.

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Elena (left) and Vadim reside on the road in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia that has lengthy struggled with fentanyl and different drug use. Each advised NPR they’ve survived their drug use, partially, attributable to naloxone, or Narcan, a drugs that reverses opioid overdoses. NPR agreed to not use their final identify as a result of avenue drug use is unlawful.

Rachel Wisniewski/NPR

The deadliest section of the U.S. fentanyl disaster seems to be over. That is in response to new analysis displaying deadly overdoses from fentanyl and different avenue medication proceed to plunge and have now dropped from their peak in all 50 states.

However with that excellent news comes with challenges together with caring for a bigger inhabitants of individuals, who’re surviving, however could also be deeply unwell.

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This episode was produced by Taylor Haney, Brianna Scott and Connor Donevan, with audio engineering by Arthur Laurent.

It was edited by Courtney Dorning and Andrea De Leon.
Our government producer is Sami Yenigun.