Addiction

Nebraska School District Drug Testing

To combat teen vaping, Nebraska school district testing students for nicotine

Naloxone nasal spray is more available in Philly neighborhoods with more white residents, study finds

Carroll - Naloxone, Narcan

Did Louisiana woman die of marijuana overdose? Coroner thinks so

marijuana overdose louisiana

Drexel survey shows support in Kensington for overdose prevention site

Carroll - Kensington

Harvard researchers posed as drug addicts to illustrate the struggle for treatment

addiction treatment struggles

Flavored e-cigarettes may lead to heart disease, study finds

e-cigarette sipa

Penn Medicine drastically cuts opioid prescriptions for some cancer patients

Carroll - The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Treating heroin use disorder is added to CBD's laundry list, small study finds

Carroll - CBD oil products at Weaver's Way co-op.

Study is the first to find processed foods can lead to overeating, weight gain

processed food weight gain

Philadelphia reports 8% drop in drug overdose deaths in 2018

fentanyl overdose deaths

Pennsylvania AG sues Purdue Pharma, alleges illegal marketing of OxyContin

Purdue Pharma OxyContin

Meth vs. opioids: America has two drug epidemics, but focuses on one

Meth Rocks FBI Chicago 05092019

Walmart will no longer sell tobacco to people under age 21

walmart

Do genetics make some people more prone to drunken blackouts?

Genetics of binge drinking and blacking out

Sizable increase in cocaine and stimulant-related overdose deaths, CDC report finds

Stock_Carroll - Cocaine packed for street sale

Our brains are hardwired to scarf down calorie-rich foods – new study explains why

brain overeating

Children's Health

Do e-cigarettes contain nicotine? Teens don't always know

teen-vaping-epidemic-pexels

City takes a breather on safe-injection sites to address public safety concerns

Carroll - Kensington

IBX Foundation expands campaign to reduce stigma of opioid addiction

Independence Blue Cross Opioid Addiction Someone You Know Campaign

'Banana bag' administered to sober up patients at hospitals

wendy williams banana bag

Bam Margera's family has 'Jackass' star committed to behavioral health facility

bam margera rehab behavioral health

N.J. supplement shop owner charged with selling 'Catnip Cocktail' which gets people high

catnip cocktail new jersey vitamin shop fairfield police

Philly launches media campaign touting medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction

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Delaware mother raises awareness of opioid epidemic by releasing photo of her dead son

Stock_Carroll - Heroin packed for street sale

Two crises in one: As drug use rises, so does syphilis

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Children's Health

Driven by vaping, youth tobacco use surged in 2018

Teens_ledge_smoking_story_CDC_vaping

What ‘dope sick’ really feels like

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Wawa checkout fundraiser benefits Kensington homeless residence for people battling addiction

Maguire Residence Kensington

Here's what doctors want you to know about vaping

02072019_doctor_Pexels

Federal prosecutors sue to halt opening of Philly's first safe injection site

Stock_Carroll - Heroin packed for street sale

Final Kensington encampment to be cleared Thursday amid bitter cold temperatures

Carroll - Private Investigator Searches for Missing Teen in Kensington

How Penn Medicine is reducing opioid use in some surgical patients

Carroll - Hopspital of the University of Pennsylvania

'Kensington Blues' photographer releases 'Embedded in the Badlands' documentary series

Stockbridge Kensington

FDA ramps up threat to ban e-cigs as teens keep on vaping

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb

Philadelphia doubling down on medication-assisted treatment for opioid addicts

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Americans more likely to die of overdose than car crash, new report finds

Opioids pills needles

Bam Margera pens eight-page letter explaining why he left rehab 10 days after checking in

bam margera newspaper

Starbucks to install needle-deposit boxes in bathrooms of select U.S. stores

Stock_Carroll - Starbucks Coffee

Opioid addicts abusing diarrhea medicine to combat withdrawal symptoms

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Philly bans tobacco use at addiction treatment programs

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Children's Health

Teen vaping surged within the last year, survey says

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