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State details xylazine outreach, naloxone distribution and peer‑recovery investments in SUD testimony
Summary
In Appropriations testimony, Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Letika Davis Jones described state efforts on xylazine awareness and wound care, naloxone distribution, 988/PA Get Help Now coordination and investments in peer recovery and recovery housing.
Secretary Letika Davis Jones told the House Appropriations Committee the department is expanding prevention, treatment and recovery supports and working with the Department of Health on xylazine education and wound‑care resources.
Xylazine response and training: Davis Jones and a DDAP colleague said the department is creating public‑awareness materials, expanding wound‑care training and distributing wound‑care kits. Secretary Bogan later said the Department of Health distributed 50,000 wound kits and trained more than 500 healthcare providers to recognize and treat xylazine wounds. Committee members asked for links…
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