Leana Wen

Baltimore launches 'bad batch' text-alert system for overdoses (Baltimore Sun)

Aug 18th, 2017

With the help of student computer programmers, Baltimore health officials have launched a text-messaging service to warn residents when deadly batches of drugs are in their neighborhood.

“People are using fentanyl without realizing it,” said Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore’s health commissioner. “Fentanyl is getting mixed in with heroin, cocaine, prescription drugs. They’re overdosing and dying without realizing what they’re taking.”

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A doctor on the front lines describes Medicaid’s role in the opioid crisis (ThinkProgress)

Aug 11th, 2017

For decades, the residents of Baltimore, have been dying from opioid overdoses and have been incarcerated due to addiction. “There’s no doubt that the opioid epidemic is worse than before, but it’s not a new problem,” says Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen.

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Mayor Rawlings-Blake and Health Commissioner Wen Announce Significant Reduction in Teen Pregnancies

Feb 24th, 2015

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Health Commissioner Leana Wen, M.D. joined with youth advocates to announce a significant reduction in Baltimore’s teen birth rate.

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