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Dr. Lauren Murphy Speaks with PhillyVoice about Philadelphia’s Ever-Changing Illicit Drug Supply and the Challenges it Poses for Health Care Workers on the Front Lines

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Lauren T. Murphy, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, offered comments to PhillyVoice for a report on the unpredictability and ever-changing nature of Philadelphia’s illicit drug supply and how that makes it harder for medical providers to treat overdose and help patients experiencing withdrawal.