Pennsylvania bill would require mapping of overdose deaths

The Center Square – The high number of drug overdose deaths in Pennsylvania have been rising, but state agencies provide data on them on a voluntary basis only. That might change with a new bill requiring law enforcement and emergency responders to update the state’s map of overdoses quickly.

SB1152 would require adding information on drug overdoses to a mapping system within 24 hours by first responders. Currently, the Pennsylvania State Police and some state agencies already do so on a voluntary basis, but the information is incomplete and not always timely.

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