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Addiction

Heavy drinking surged during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn't let up since

Heavy Drinking COVID

Addiction

Menthol cigarette ban would push people toward therapies to quit smoking, study suggests

Menthol Cigarette Study

Addiction

Philly hospitals test new strategy for 'tranq dope' withdrawal – and it keeps patients from walking out before their treatment is done

Tranq Dope Withdrawal

Opioids

When primary care includes behavioral health services, people in addiction are more likely to seek treatment

Primary Care Opioids

Courts

NJ attorney general sues TikTok, accusing app of exploiting teens for profit

tiktok lawsuit nj

Adult Health

Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end

Consumer Epidemics Smoking

Addiction

Drug overdose deaths decline in Philly for first time in 5 years

Philly Drug Overdoses

Addiction

More than half of U.S. jails don't provide medication to treat opioid addiction

MOUD

Addiction

To help curtail smoking on subways, SEPTA is handing out flyers with information on how to quit

SEPTA City Hall

Addiction

Vaping may have an adverse effect on the brains of college students

college students vaping

Depression

Teenagers who are depressed are twice as likely to vape, study shows

Teen Vaping Depression

Mental Health

New mental health walk-in clinics in Philly and Montgomery County aim to reduce demands on hospitals

Mental Health Walk-in Clinic

Women's Health

Even smoking once a day shortly before pregnancy increases risk of serious health issues for newborns

Smoking Pregnancy

Parenting

To help parents facing adversity nurture their children, a Delaware prof created a program now used by 10 countries

Mary Dozier Delaware

Mental Health

Montgomery County to open crisis center for people facing mental health and addiction emergencies

Montgomery County Crisis

Addiction

LGBTQ people smoke cigarettes at higher rates, and they face barriers to quitting

LGBTQ Tobacco Use

Opioids

New research suggests estrogen and progesterone could play role in opioid addiction and relapse

Opioid Addiction Hormones

Addiction

Smoking cessation programs should combine behavioral interventions with medications, new guidelines say

WHO smoking

Addiction

Many young adults who began vaping as teens can't shake the habit

Teen Vaping Addiction

Addiction

Philly's 'dope' is ever changing, and that poses challenges for health care workers on the front lines

drugs front line medicine

Government

Philly distributes $3.1 million from opioid settlement to 43 community programs

Opioid Settlement Funds North Philly

Health News

Temple Hospital revamps Episcopal Campus to better serve people with substance use, mental health disorders

Temple Episcopal Campus

Addiction

Alcohol use disorder can be treated with an array of medications – but few people have heard of them

Alcohol Addiction Medications

Government

City Council could subpoena Mayor Parker over plans for Fairmount shelter

City Council subpoena Mayor Parker

Addiction

More Americans now use marijuana every day than alcohol, study finds

Marijuana Alcohol Use

Government

Parker's plans for Fairmount shelter has some neighbors worried, but Penn expert says don't fear a crime uptick

Fairmount homeless shelter

Addiction

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − here's how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted

Binge Drinking Crisis

Addiction

Fatal overdoses fell slightly in the U.S. last year, but fentanyl still poses a big threat

Overdose deaths 2023

Addiction

A new Jefferson Health program offers holistic approach to treating addiction

Bridge Program

Government

Police clear out Kensington homeless encampment; advocates frustrated with the process

Kensington encampment clearing

Business

Dave & Buster's plan to allow gambling on arcade games raises questions about its legality

Dave Busters Gambling

Addiction

Drug users and unhoused people consider their next paths ahead of city's crackdown in Kensington

Kensington Addiction Homelessness

Children's Health

Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents

Cannabis Potency Adolescents

Opioids

Prescription drug Take Back Day is Saturday. Find out where to dispose of unused medications in Philly and region

DEA Take Back Day

Healthy Eating

It's possible to consume too much caffeine – but it takes a lot of coffee

coffee caffeine

Lawsuits

Philadelphia will get $110 million from Walgreens in opioid lawsuit settlement

Walgreens opioid settlement

Illness

32 years ago, Philly began using syringe exchanges to fight AIDS. With funding now in doubt, experts fear an HIV surge

Philly Needle Exchange

Addiction

Vaping increases risk of heart failure by nearly 20%, study suggests

Vaping Heart Failure

Addiction

Shortage of alcohol dependency drug threatens many in recovery – at a time when booze sales are up

Naltrexone Alcohol Sales

Addiction

A law-and-order approach to Philly's overdose crisis will have grave effects, harm reduction advocates say

Overdose Prevention Kensington

Addiction

Fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth are putting drug users at greater risk of overdose, DEA says

Fake Prescription Pills

Adult Health

The physical therapist shortage hurts underserved communities and may worsen the addiction crisis

Physical Therapist Shortage

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