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COVID-19 vaccine

The vaccine is available to everyone 12 and older! Find a City-run vaccine clinic or partner vaccine clinic to protect yourself and your loved ones. If you have questions about vaccination, call (215) 685-5488.

Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction

Leading the City's efforts to reduce deaths from drug overdose and improve access to help.

Services

Learn how to get and use naloxone (Narcan®)

Learn how to get and use naloxone, a medication that reverses an opioid overdose. Also sold under the brand names Narcan and Evzio.

About

The Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction (SUPHR) program oversees issues related to illicit substance use in the city. The program works to:

Reduce the number of people initiating use of illicit opioids and other drugs.
Ensure that individuals in active addiction receive the harm reduction and treatment resources they need.

SUPHR collects and analyzes data on overdose trends, hospitalizations, and drug treatment utilization. An interdisciplinary OD Stat team reviews selected overdose deaths to help prevent future fatalities. These efforts help to inform City policies and programs.

SUPHR also provides direct support, including:

Bereavement support for surviving family and friends after the loss of a loved one to overdose.
The Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and Philly Lifts programs for families of infants exposed to substances during pregnancy.