Drugs

New U.S. guidelines call for most adults to be screened for hepatitis C

Most American adults should be screened for hepatitis C, health officials say

Amazon's Alexa can now answer common medication questions

Amazon's Alexa can now answer common medication questions

New Jersey man used his pickup truck as meth lab

Meth lab pickup truck

Former drug exec who killed wife in 2004 now in trouble for selling fake cancer cures for dogs

Jonathan Nyce Dog Cancer

'Operation Zombie' uncovers gun and drug trafficking scheme in Philly, Camden

Gun trafficking Philadelphia Zombie

Does Tylenol cause cancer? California considers declaring acetaminophen a carcinogen

Tylenol Acetaminophen Cancer Carcinogen

New medication may be an alternative to surgery for some women with fibroids

Heavy Bleeding Menstrual Pad

Alleged New Jersey drug network busted for selling THC-infused Sour Patch kids, vape cartridges

THC Candy Defendants

Nearly as many teens are vaping marijuana as nicotine, NIH reports

Vaping Marijuana

Common heartburn drugs could increase risk of stomach bugs

PPI Heartburn

Not yesterday's cocaine: Death toll rising from tainted drug

Cocaine Making a Comeback

New Jersey man arrested, after backyard chase, with $100K in cocaine he received through mail, police say

Ewing New Jersey police chase

Potential game-changing migraine medication passes large-scale clinical trial

Migraine drug research

South Dakota's bizarre anti-meth campaign draws ridicule

South Dakota Meth

These habits can increase the risk of birth defects

Habits that increase the risk of birth defects

Vitamin E acetate may have caused some vaping illnesses, CDC says

Vaping crisis breakthrough Vitamin E acetate

FDA keeps brand-name drugs on a fast path to market – despite manufacturing concerns

Most high school vapers prefer Juul e-cigarettes

High school students prefer Juul e-cigarettes, survey finds

Suspected heroin found in child's Halloween candy in Cape May County

Heroin Halloween candy Cape May

Alaska remains the only state without a vaping-related illness

Vaping Illnesses Alaska

Alternative Medicine

Pennsylvania ACLU sues to allow people on probation to use medical marijuana

ACLU Medical Marijuana lebanon county

Former corrections officer smuggled fentanyl, marijuana into New Jersey prison in exchange for bribes

Carroll - Police lights arrests crime

Pennsylvania police department warns parents about THC candy after Nerds Rope drug bust

Nerds rope THC drug bust

Stroudsburg man arrested in Utah for transporting 86 pounds of meth

Utah meth Pennsylvania driver

Vaping-related illnesses now surpass 1,000

Surge of vaping illnesses expected to continue

Proposed Philly supervised injection site doesn't violate federal laws, judge rules

Opioids pills needles

Here's what you need to know about the youth vaping epidemic

Youth vaping epidemic

THC products the 'most prominent link' among vaping-related illnesses

THC Vaping-related Illnesses

Vaping-related lung disease deaths hit double-digits

Vaping related deaths reach double digits

Chester County parents arrested after 11-month-old ingests, overdoses on heroin while they slept

infant heroin overdose

Pennsylvania has at least 17 vaping-related lung disease cases

vaping death lungs

Man on LSD broke into State College restaurant, cooked meal, gave himself $3,000 refund and stole car

Bailer Alger mugshot

Bucks County dump truck driver allegedly was high, sleep-deprived, when he crashed into N.J. house

dump truck driver crash

A sixth person has died of a vaping-related lung illness

Vaping Pen THC FLickr 09102019

FDA wants more men in clinical trials of breast cancer drugs

Breast cancer in men

Vaping may make your lungs more vulnerable to infections, study finds

Vaping may make your lungs more vulnerable to infections, study finds

Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored vapes

Vaping habit caused Delco teen's severe lung illness, family warns

Vaping Lung Failure Delco Teen

Children's Health

Federal health officials to pregnant women, teens: Don't use marijuana

Pregnancy adolescent marijuana use

Penn, Yale researchers looking at opioid use disorder under a different light

penn yale opioid use center

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy happy lawmakers trying 'one more run' at legalizing marijuana in 2019

04202018_marijuana_unsplash

'Dangerous' fugitive couple from Mount Holly arrested with meth and cocaine, police say

Layton Wills

Feds arrest women allegedly attempting to sell $800,000 in heroin at South Jersey hotel

South Jersey hotel drugs

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