Addiction

Weight Loss Drugs

Ozempic and Wegovy are helping many Americans lose weight, but they also may have other beneficial uses

New court in Kensington will serve as a pipeline to drug treatment, Mayor Parker says

Parker Wellness Court

In Kensington, outreach workers give out food, clothing and toiletries from trucks, but potential restrictions loom

Mobile outreach Philly

The FDA wants to limit nicotine in cigarettes — a move that could save millions of lives

FDA nicotine limit

Philly to offer year-long housing to 336 people in addiction recovery at Holmesburg facility

Riverview Wellness Village

Stimulant users are caught in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic

Stimulants Cocaine Fentanyl

Women are more likely to binge drink when their estrogen levels are high, study finds

Binge Drinking Estrogen

Abington teen starts 'little library' to help children of people experiencing homelessness and addiction

Amelia Fletcher Little Library 2

Fewer teens are using alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana than before the pandemic

Teen Drug Use

The drop in overdose deaths may be the result of more veterinary tranquilizers – and less fentanyl – in street drugs

Drug Overdose Deaths

Vaping, even without nicotine, can have harmful cardiovascular effects

Vaping Cardiovascular Effects

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

Heavy Drinking COVID

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

Menthol Cigarette Study

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

Tranq Dope Withdrawal

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

Primary Care Opioids

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

tiktok lawsuit nj

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

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

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

MOUD

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

SEPTA City Hall

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

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

Teen Vaping Depression

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

Mental Health Walk-in Clinic

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

Smoking Pregnancy

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

Mary Dozier Delaware

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

Montgomery County Crisis

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

LGBTQ Tobacco Use

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

Opioid Addiction Hormones

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

WHO smoking

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

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

drugs front line medicine

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

Opioid Settlement Funds North Philly

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

Temple Episcopal Campus

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

Alcohol Addiction Medications

City Council could subpoena Mayor Parker over plans for Fairmount shelter

City Council subpoena Mayor Parker

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

PA marijuana bill

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

Fairmount homeless shelter

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

Binge Drinking Crisis

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

A new Jefferson Health program offers holistic approach to treating addiction

Bridge Program

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

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

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

Kensington Addiction Homelessness

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