Mayor Jim Kenney, Dr. Thomas Farley, commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and David T. Jones, commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) issued statements.

"The value of harm reduction is that it puts things in very simple terms," says guest columnist Andrew Huff, "How can we respond to this situation without causing more harm?"

Your job, as a leader, is to inspire and motivate — not to add to the stigma that your clients face, says columnist Valerie Johnson.