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Philly's $25 million lifeline for unhoused drug users with major health challenges

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Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Four years ago, Joey Essinger was doing well, by his own account. He was off dope, renting a house in Frankford, and getting plenty of contracting work — drywall, flooring, tile, electric, plumbing, and whatever else clients needed. “I’m not a material person, but, like, I had a lot of material things,” he recalled. “I was making good money. I had money saved.”…
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Billy Penn broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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