Drugs

fentanyl overdose deaths

These are the people most frequently overdosing on fentanyl

U.S. Customs agents reveal details of massive cocaine bust at Port of Philadelphia

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12 men charged in Camden County 'ghost gun,' cocaine bust

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Life expectancy among Philly's black men lower than any racial demographic

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Montgomery County doctor pleads guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone

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N.J. supplement shop owner charged with selling 'Catnip Cocktail' which gets people high

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FDA approves new medication for severe depression

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Google adds drug disposal searches to Google Maps, focuses on Pennsylvania

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Chester County drug search finds an alligator in home's kitchen

Chester County Drug Alligator

Haverford teen charged in classmate's shooting over marijuana deal

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Former 'American Idol' star from New Jersey indicted on federal drug charges

Antonella Barba

A ketamine-like drug is inching toward FDA approval to treat severe depression

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Chester County man charged with allegedly force-feeding child crystal meth

Harold Nuse

Pennsylvania Rep. Jake Wheatley reintroduces recreational marijuana bill

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Lancaster County man charged with trying to mail nine pounds of marijuana to Florida

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Amber Rose opens up about trying to sell drugs in South Philly before she was famous

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Angry about Eagles' playoff loss, woman allegedly fights girlfriend, puts dog in hotel microwave

Police lights arrests crime

Opioid addicts abusing diarrhea medicine to combat withdrawal symptoms

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Flyers center to be prosecuted in alleged drug ring, report says

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New Jersey won’t vote on legalizing recreational marijuana in 2018

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GoFundMe scam’s Johnny Bobbitt seeks to enter drug court rather than face trial

Kate McClure Johnny

Pennsylvania to receive $10 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fight opioid overdose deaths

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Is it OK to shop generic when it comes to prescription medicine?

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Methamphetamine has been severely overlooked in the U.S. drug crisis, study suggests

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Pennsylvania school teacher allegedly busted selling coke and Adderall from home

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City announces plan to clear Frankford Avenue, Emerald Street drug encampments

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Former Phillies star Lenny Dykstra indicted on drug, threat charges

Dykstra Linden Body Cam

Police arrest 6, confiscate more than 1,000 bags of heroin after hotel room complaints

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Krasner announces 57 arrests in Kensington drug trafficking investigation

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Flyers' Jori Lehtera's cottage reportedly raided in Finnish cocaine ring investigation

Jori Lehtera

New Jersey’s latest legal marijuana bill reportedly proposes the lowest weed tax in the country

Carroll - NJ Marijuana Dispensary

Camden City Council resolution paves way for clean needle exchange program to resume

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Doctors prescribed opioids with no pain diagnosis nearly 30 percent of the time

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Teenagers' brains make them more prone to addiction

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Amid Pa. prison lockdown, Delco corrections officer arrested for allegedly smuggling synthetic marijuana

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Pennsylvania man cut brake lines on car to make crack pipe, leading to GF's fatal crash

Police lights arrests crime

Palisades Interstate Parkway Police chief resigns after suspension, drug arrest

Palisades Interstate Parkway Police chief resigns after suspension, drug arrest

New Jersey drug overdose deaths jump 21 percent, nation reaches new high

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Main Line man reportedly sold drugs to young teens using Snapchat

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Philly mother convicted of smuggling contraband to son in Delco prison

Janette Ortiz

ATMs dispense more than money: The dirt and dope that's on your cash

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Former Giants, Redskins lineman busted for alleged heroin possession, assault on police

Barry Cofield

Pennsylvania couple thought fireflies were green lasers from aliens, then the shooting started

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