Addiction

Atlantic City Needle Exchange

Atlantic City votes to end needle exchange program, citing public safety risk

Women now drink as much as men — and are prone to sickness sooner

Alcoholism Gender Gap

John Mulaney announces first comedy shows since Pennsylvania rehab stint

John Mulaney Return

FDA looks to ban menthol cigarettes in order to curb smoking

menthol cigarettes ban

Philly's opioid crisis has been worse than ever amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Opioid deaths 2020

Alcoholic liver disease cases have spiked during the pandemic, especially among young women

alcoholic liver disease pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it tougher to quit smoking

Smoking during pandemic

Vaping marijuana may be worse for teens than using e-cigarettes or smoking

Vaping marijuana

Financial incentives improve hospital care for patients with opioid addictions, Penn study finds

Hospitals Opioid Treatment

Comedian John Mulaney checks out of Pennsylvania rehab center

John Mulaney Rehab

Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease

Liver Disease Alcoholism

Opioid overdoses are killing more Black Philadelphians, but fewer white residents

Philly Black Opioid Deaths

Philly health officials warn 'fentanyl is in everything' as meth, PCP overdoses rise

Fentanyl Philly Overdoses

Former St. Joe's star Delonte West hired by Florida rehab facility

Delonte West Recovery

Philly plan for opioid overdose prevention site shot down in federal court reversal

Safehouse Philly Opioids Court

Youth vaping threatens to wipe out gains in cigarette use, health experts warn

Vaping Gateway Cigarettes

Seat belts and smoking rates show people eventually adopt healthy behaviors

Seat Belt Rates

Comedian John Mulaney checks into Pennsylvania rehab for alcohol, cocaine addiction

John Mulaney Rehab

Non-fatal overdoses increasing among children, CDC study finds

Child overdoses CDC

Caron Treatment Centers receives grant funding to help Black families pay for substance use disorder treatment

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Fatal opioid overdoses in young people often involve abuse of multiple drugs

opioid overdose multiple drugs

New wellness app, VetTriage, aims to boost veterans' health through resiliency

Veterans Wellness App

Nearly one in three millennials now suffer from mental health conditions, according to study

millennials mental health COVID-19

Philly sues e-cigarette maker JUUL for sparking youth vaping epidemic

Philly JUUL lawsuit

College students are drinking less alcohol, but smoking more weed

Young adults drinking less

Alcohol consumption surging amid pandemic – particularly among women

Alcohol consumption COVID-19 pandemic

Wawa to begin selling Nicorette products for smoking cessation

Wawa Nicorette

People with substance use disorder need action plans to mitigate COVID-19 risk, addiction experts say

COVID-19 Addiction

Smoking prohibited inside New Jersey casinos due to health and safety risks

new jersey casino smoking ban

Vaping increases COVID-19 risk among teens, young adults, Stanford study finds

Vaping COVID-19

FDA requires opioid labels to recommend overdose-reversing Narcan

FDA naloxone opioid

Smokers should begin cessation drugs, then decide when to quit

Smoking cessation guidelines

Penn Medicine emergency department participating in NIH opioid recovery study

Penn Presbyterian Buprenorphine

Smoking doubles young adults' risk of severe coronavirus complications

Smoking COVID-19 risk

One way to reduce smoking: Mandate standardized packaging, higher taxes

Cigarette packaging

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