Drug Addiction

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Nonprofit leader in Delco charged with misusing opioid settlement funds for sex trafficking

'Undignified practice' of tranq tourism puts Kensington’s opioid crisis in the social media spotlight

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Pa. lawmakers propose involuntary hospitalization for people who overdose, but skeptics worry about potential harm

Involuntary Commitment Overdose Bill

City Council moves to prohibit supervised injection sites in most of Philadelphia

Overdose Prevention Sites City Council

Pa. senators consider bill to involuntarily commit people, who overdose and are revived, to addiction treatment centers

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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

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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

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

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

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

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Philadelphia doubling down on medication-assisted treatment for opioid addicts

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Opioid addicts abusing diarrhea medicine to combat withdrawal symptoms

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

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

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Demi Lovato reportedly hospitalized for overdose ahead of Atlantic City show

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

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

Pennsylvania doctor illegally prescribed thousands of opioid painkillers

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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Two drug counselors overdose on heroin at Chester County halfway house

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Christie to reopen Burlington County prison as huge drug addiction center

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

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

Carroll - Heroin Recovery Story JoAnn Kotchetovsky

Thousands of recovered addicts to celebrate on Philly walk

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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

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Crowdfunding campaign seeks to provide heroin antidote to families

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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

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

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