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For consulting on Peacock's 'Long Bright River,' Savage Sisters is getting a new recovery home

In new Hulu comedy 'Deli Boys,' a South Philly corner store is the cover for the family drug business

Deli Boys

One year into Mayor Parker's Kensington intervention, city officials tout lower crime, better community services

Kensington Crime Parker

FDA approves non-opioid painkiller, first new class in decades

non-opioid medication fda

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

Mobile outreach Philly

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

Stimulants Cocaine Fentanyl

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

Marijuana disguised as a burrito found in Uber Eats delivery in South Jersey

Police Uber Eats marijuana

Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, is still searching for answers

Amanda Cahill death

With TV drug ads, what you see is not necessarily what you get

TV Drug Ads

Three people charged in alleged scheme to smuggle weapons, phones and drugs into Philly prison

Prison smuggling

Zepbound, a popular weight-loss drug, is getting a price cut

Zepbound Price Cut

Six men charged in Bucks County with smuggling cocaine, meth from California in karaoke speakers

Bucks County Drugs

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

Montgomery County Crisis

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

drugs front line medicine

Cops seize 19,000 packets of fentanyl, dozens of firearms during drug ring bust in Kensington

Kensington drug ring

Philly police to enter enforcement phase of city's plan targeting drugs, violence in Kensington

Bethel Kensington Police

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

Alcohol Addiction Medications

Why it's important to pay attention to expiration dates on medications

medication expiration dates

Wegovy helps people sustain weight-loss successes for up to 4 years, study finds

Wegovy weight loss

A Bucks County pharma CEO who falsely accused 5 scientists of stealing trade secrets has to pay them $26.6 million

Bucks County SigmaPharm

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

Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren't getting it

Insomnia drugs could lead to driving and cooking while sleeping, FDA warns

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

Overdose Prevention Kensington

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

Fake Prescription Pills

'Fourth wave' of opioid epidemic crashes ashore, propelled by fentanyl and meth

More fatal overdoses now caused by smoking drugs than injecting them, CDC says

Drug Overdoses Smoking

Caught a cold or the flu? Don't take too much Tylenol, FDA warns

Tylenol Overuse Risk

As fentanyl increasingly taints cocaine and other stimulants, drug testing strips are needed to save lives, officials say

drug test strips

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

Involuntary Commitment Overdose Bill

Weight-loss drug Wegovy could help treat alcohol addiction, researchers say

People with depression are increasingly taking LSD, and research suggests it may help when used under supervision

LSD Cubes DEA

Chester County Prison officer allegedly sold drugs to inmates, prosecutors say

Chester County Prison Drugs

Alternative Medicine

Microdosing psychedelic mushrooms may reduce stress and compulsivity, new study shows

Fatal overdoses reached another all-time high in Philadelphia last year

Philly Overdose Deaths

Mayor Kenney to veto bill that prohibits supervised injection sites in most parts of Philly

Supervised Injection Site Veto

1 in 5 marijuana users shows signs of dependency, study finds

Marijuana Addiction Dependency

More adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications – here's what could be driving the trend

White House plan targets xylazine, the animal sedative now commonly found in Philly's drug supply

The latest Alzheimer's drug may not help most Black patients, experts say

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