Drug Addiction

Fentanyl Test Strips

Pa. House passes bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips in effort to reduce overdose deaths

City Council urges city, state leaders to declare state of emergency in Kensington

Kensington

New Jersey to distribute $641 million from national opioid settlement to bolster treatment efforts

J&J Opioid Settlement

Unity Recovery to start new businesses in Northwest Philly, furthering mission to keep recovery in public view

Unity Recovery

Nearly one million overdose deaths have been reported since the beginning of the opioid crisis, research finds

Opioid overdose Narcan

Pennsylvania, New Jersey set to be paid millions in new opioid settlement with Perdue Pharma

Younger and middle-aged Americans are dying at higher rates, study shows

Life Expectancy

Artie Lange released from Essex County jail, moved to new drug rehabilitation program

0618_Artie Lange released

Governing health organization recommends daily preventative HIV treatment for at-risk individuals

hiv prevention drug guidelines

Tobacco treatment is not intended to be harm reduction. It is treatment

01162019_no_smoking_sign_Flickr

Philadelphia doubling down on medication-assisted treatment for opioid addicts

12042018_philly_city_hall_TC

Opioid addicts abusing diarrhea medicine to combat withdrawal symptoms

01082018_imodium_Flickr.

Penn State researchers ID five age-specific 'profiles' of problem drinkers

alcohol-problem-drinkers-pexels

Drop off your expired prescriptions at one of these 47 Montgomery County sites

safe-pill-disposal-montco-pexels

Demi Lovato reportedly hospitalized for overdose ahead of Atlantic City show

With $1 million grant, Temple expands clinic for medication-based opioid addiction treatment

Temple University North Philadelphia _ Carroll

New Jersey bill would require seventh graders to learn how to administer Narcan

Pennsylvania doctor illegally prescribed thousands of opioid painkillers

01082018_Opioids_CDC

City reveals outcome of pilot program at Kensington heroin encampments

Carroll - Private Investigator Searches for Missing Teen in Kensington

Safe injection sites: the right thing to do now was right thing to do in '80s

01232018_self_inject_Vancouver

Area nonprofits receive funding for opioid treatment, prevention programs from IBC Foundation

Pills on a counter

For mother of adult addict, a life dragged down by drugs

Carroll - Romeo Heroin Addiction

A long and winding road: Kicking heroin in an opioid ‘treatment desert’

08112017_Heather_Menzel_KHN

Tony Luke wants to end stigma of heroin addiction after son's death

Tony Luke Jr. Son

U.S. Army vet explains why he drove 22 'body bags' around Philly

Chris Mueller

Two drug counselors overdose on heroin at Chester County halfway house

05242017_Nightstand_Counselors_OD

Christie to reopen Burlington County prison as huge drug addiction center

Investigators: Upper Dublin detective stole drugs, cash from evidence room to support addiction

030222017_Michael_Gommer

Rebounding from heroin, an unconventional way: JoAnn's story

Carroll - Heroin Recovery Story JoAnn Kotchetovsky

Thousands of recovered addicts to celebrate on Philly walk

Recovery_Walk_2015_09152016

Narcan soon available from Montgomery County health centers

Law Enforcement

Chasing the dragon: FBI, DEA bring anti-heroin program to educators

Heroin FBI DEA program April 2016

Fired pharmacist at center of scandal has 30-year history of addiction

03042016_frederick_mcleish

Crowdfunding campaign seeks to provide heroin antidote to families

Heroin family

Heroin isn't the only drug with overdose deaths rising, study finds

Legislation would fund students at drug recovery high schools, but sponsor sees a tough sell

02112016_Bridge_Way_School

Study: N.J. heroin epidemic may be leading to rise in hepatitis C

Pa. to launch statewide program to help pregnant opioid addicts

Former NBA player to share recovery story at Camden addiction summit

Defying heroin's fatal grip, first-responders rack up 'saves' with Narcan

Philly street artist hopes to climb back up

Police give heroin addicts amnesty, path to detox

Page 1 of 2 next

Just In

Must Read

Philly's red bus-only lane seeks to reduce traffic congestion, improve transit reliability

Red Bus Lane

Virtua Health's new primary care practice to focus on LGBTQ+ community in South Jersey

Virtua Pride

Kyle Schwarber keeps mashing as Phillies stay in Wild Card hunt

Kyle-Schwarber-Phillies-Padres06262022-UST

Pennsylvania SPCA rescues 100 animals from unsanitary Lancaster County property

PSPCA Lancaster County

Museum of the American Revolution to celebrate Fourth of July weekend with naturalization ceremony

Independence Day MoAR