FOX 29 | BY TIMES LEADER STAFF | 09.28.16
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTXF/AP) – Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf told lawmakers Wednesday that now is the time to take a stand against opioid addiction, and he outlined his legislative priorities in the waning days of the fall legislative session.
In an address to a joint session of the state House and Senate, Wolf urged quick action on a package of legislation designed to combat opioid and heroin addiction. Some 3,500 Pennsylvanians lost their lives to addiction in 2015, Wolf said, noting that such a loss is like losing the population of Parkesburg, Freeland or Mifflinburg every year.