Addiction

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How America got hooked on a deadly drug

He started vaping as a teen and now says habit is ‘impossible to let go’

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City reveals outcome of pilot program at Kensington heroin encampments

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Making a difference with drones

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Opioid overdoses are rising faster among Latinos than whites or blacks. Why?

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Pennsylvania first state to OK medical marijuana to treat patients addicted to opioids

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For the babies of the opioid crisis, the best care may be mom's recovery

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Study: Unexpected medication could help smokers fight nicotine withdrawal symptoms

Staying alive: How to fight an opioid addiction

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Are there risks from secondhand marijuana smoke? Early science says yes

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New Philly program aims to help people with addiction instead of arresting them

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FDA moves to cut nicotine in cigarettes to help smokers kick habit

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New Jersey bill calls for strict warning label on opioid prescriptions

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What’s next for ‘safe injection’ sites in Philadelphia?

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Amid opioid epidemic, Philly officials announce support for safe injection site

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Overdosing man got angry at SEPTA police for 'ruining his high'

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Inside a private eye's search for a teen heroin addict in Kensington

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Kensington is worst nightmare for family of runaway daughter

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An opioid remedy that works: treat pain and addiction at the same time

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Philly to keep warming center open this week as cold blast continues

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Extreme videogaming will soon be labeled a mental illness

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Philadelphia City Council approves controversial 'stop and go' store measure

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Pa. health officials visit CHOP to share new opioid guidelines

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Initiative aims to fight stigma of opioid addiction with stories of recovery

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Philly woman to make dream run in her first NYC Marathon

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IBEW Local 98 to sue prescription opioid manufacturers

As drug overdose deaths climb, Philly offers free Narcan training

Chris Christie 'very proud of the president' for declaring opioid crisis national emergency

DEA: Pennsylvania drug overdose deaths jumped 37 percent in 2016

Fentanyl Heroin comparison

Tony Luke Jr. shares #BrownandWhite PSA to change views on heroin addiction

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After delay, city hopes to start cleanup of heroin hotbed in Kensington next week

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DIY detox can be ‘Freddy Krueger’ scary — and usually fails

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Independence Blue Cross to place new limit on opioid drug prescriptions

Philly, rail company will start cleanup of open-air drug market on train tracks

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Philly mayor: Don't give cash to panhandlers

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