Addiction

Stimulant deaths

Fatal overdoses involving stimulants have spiked. Local health officials are responding.

Even smoking a few cigarettes a day drastically increases risk of heart disease

Smoking Heart Disease

Support groups for alcohol use disorder are more effective when they are attended in person

Group Support Alcohol

Back pain during pregnancy is often dismissed as a passing discomfort, but it should be taken seriously

Back Pain Pregnancy

Homelessness during pregnancy presents many challenges — from access to care to complication risks

Pregnancy Homelessness Philly

Philly sues CVS Health, other pharmacy benefit managers for their roles in opioid crisis

Opioid Lawsuit CVS

An 'alarming' amount of young people use cannabis to fall asleep, study shows

Marijuana Sleep Aid

Can you really be addicted to food? Researchers are uncovering convincing similarities to drug addiction

Food Addiction Doughnuts

Opioid used by millions for pain management only has 'slight effect,' study warns

Tramadol Pain Management

Generation X was the first to grow up with ultra-processed foods. Many struggle to stop eating them

Philly's recovery housing complex now offers residents on-site addiction treatment medications

Riverview opioid medication

Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, sues in hopes of preventing similar deaths

Amanda Cahill Lawsuit

Children's Health

Nicotine pouch makers should use childproof packaging, FDA advises

Nicotine Pouches Childproof

For some, Overdose Awareness Day is more than a remembrance. It's a way to protest the city's approach to the crisis

Overdose Awareness Day

Americans are abstaining from alcohol at a record rate, with many pointing to its harmful effects

Mocktail Americans Alcohol

New website tracks how Pennsylvania counties spend opioid settlement funds

opioid settlement website

TikTok, Reddit users share horror stories of addictive tonic sold at gas stations, vape shops and online

Feel Free TikTok Kratom

Enforcement of law that restricts mobile services in Kensington will be delayed, city officials say

Mobile Services Kensington

New restrictions on mobile outreach in Kensington take effect Sunday, but it's unclear how they will be implemented

Mobile Services Law Truck

Pennsylvania gets $28 million in settlement with 8 opioid manufacturers

Opioid settlement Pennsylvania

Non-alcoholic drinks offer a refreshing twist for people trying to avoid booze, but they also can trigger relapse

Mocktails Alcohol Addiction

Disposable vapes may have higher toxic metal levels than other cigarette products

Disposable Vapes Metals

How children use screens matters more than how much time they spend on them

Child Screen Time

Fatal overdoses are falling, but 4 in 10 Philly residents believe the addiction crisis is worsening

Philadelphia Addiction Crisis

Street drugs are being cut with a potent sedative, but criminalizing it may worsen Philly's addiction crisis

Medetomidine Controlled Substance

Teens who drink alcohol with their parents' permission consume more as young adults, new research shows

Teens Alcohol Family

More teens are using nicotine pouches – a tobacco product touted as a smoking alternative

Nicotine Pouches Teens

The Wedge, a Philly mental health and addiction services provider, to close due to financial constraints

Wedge Recovery Centers

New restrictions placed on mobile medical services in Kensington

What role should mobile medical providers play in Kensington? City Council nears vote on new restrictions

Mobile Services Kensington

Philly health department is beefing up response to powerful vet tranquilizer

Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response

Fentanyl Powder Misinformation

Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly's street fentanyl supply

Fentanyl Test Strip

Targeted ads make compulsive buying easy. Here's how to spend mindfully

Shopping Addiction

Delco's new overdose response team seeks to connect drug users to treatment

Delco Overdose Response

Mayor Parker's 2026 budget proposal calls for tax cuts, higher parking rates and more housing spending

Cherelle Parker budget 2025

For consulting on Peacock's 'Long Bright River,' Savage Sisters is getting a new recovery home

sarah laurel savage sisters

Ahead of her Philly show, Kathy Griffin opens up about her battles with cancer, addiction and PTSD

Kathy Griffin PTSD

One year into Mayor Parker's Kensington intervention, city officials tout lower crime, better community services

Kensington Crime Parker

In Kensington, integrated medical care can have a 'huge' impact on HIV transmission

Kensington HIV Clinic

Weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy help people drink less and smoke fewer cigarettes, new research finds

Ozempic Alcohol Cravings

Heavy marijuana use has a 'significant' impact on memory and attention, study finds

Cannabis Use Memory

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