Responding to medetomidine in Philadelphia: narrative summary of the public health response to a new psychoactive substance
TaReva Warrick-Stone, Serge-Emile Simpson, Phil Durney, Dennis Goodstein, Catherine Abrams, Raymond Bobb, Kory London, Daniel Teixeira da Silva · 2026
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TaReva Warrick-Stone and co-authors sum up in 2026 how Philadelphia health workers responded to a new drug adulterant. Medetomidine, a sedative, has become the main filler in the city's illicit opioid supply, and its withdrawal syndrome is harsh and hard to treat. Written accounts of coordinated responses were lacking.
The city's health department and a partner program gathered frontline providers from clinics, emergency rooms, hospitals, and treatment programs for a summit. Their insights sorted into nine themes, from spotting withdrawal to paying for care. Twelve recommendations came out of the day, meant to ready the city for this drug and for the next sudden shift in supply.
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| CREATOR | TaReva Warrick-Stone, Serge-Emile Simpson, Phil Durney, Dennis Goodstein, Catherine Abrams, Raymond Bobb, Kory London, Daniel Teixeira da Silva |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 73 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |