But then city leaders became preoccupied w/other crises, including #GunViolence & the #pandemic. Many of those efforts to fight overdoses stalled….
Health ofcls began publicly sharing less #data. City Council members rarely addressed or inquired about the growing number of #overdoses. The fact that…[it had become]…so much worse…was NOT KNOWN to the mayor, the deputy mayor…or multiple council members until they were recently shown data compiled by Times/Banner reporters….