Drugs

Man walking alone on a foggy beach

Addiction is not a choice – it’s a disease. Here’s why

Philadelphia hit by 34 percent annual increase in opioid overdose deaths

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Philly officer gets prison sentence in drugs-for-sex case

Police lights arrests crime

Police: Lansdale man fatally stabbed father while high on fentanyl

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New Philly program aims to help people with addiction instead of arresting them

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New Jersey bill calls for strict warning label on opioid prescriptions

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Criminal Justice

They performed community service with the judge who sentenced them

Judge Scott DiClaudio

Lawyer with Philly ties charged with sexually assaulting his puppy named Snoopy

Ivan DeVoren

Philly man sent to prison in record-setting New Jersey fentanyl seizure

Carrillo Pineda

Overdosing man got angry at SEPTA police for 'ruining his high'

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Police: Woman left $100K of heroin outside Bucks County middle school

Natasha Willis

Inside a private eye's search for a teen heroin addict in Kensington

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Kensington is worst nightmare for family of runaway daughter

Carroll - Private Investigator Searches for Missing Teen in Kensington

Husband charged with hiring hitman to kill South Jersey radio host April Kauffman

James and April Kauffman

Feds seize 709 lbs. of cocaine at Philly port, largest haul in a decade

Cocaine Philly port

Penn study: High costs causing cancer patients to ditch oral treatment

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An overlooked epidemic: Older Americans taking too many unneeded drugs

Philadelphia City Council approves controversial 'stop and go' store measure

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Temple student dies of overdose at off-campus residence

James Orlando Temple

D.A.: Jersey Shore K-9 trainer stole cocaine meant for dog training

Initiative aims to fight stigma of opioid addiction with stories of recovery

IBC Foundation opioid crisis event

Feds: Doctor, receptionist allegedly ran pill mill from Center City offices

Young married couple arrested in Plymouth Township drug deal stabbing

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Philly police officer arrested in alleged drug conspiracy with Baltimore detective

Philadelphia officials seize $18,000 of khat en route to Minnesota

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Law Enforcement

ACLU: Marijuana arrests on the rise in Pennsylvania

Report: Arrest made in Camden after 14 overdose on fentanyl

Camden County police SUV

Pennsylvania offering $5 million in naloxone kits to first responders

As drug overdose deaths climb, Philly offers free Narcan training

DA: Major Northeast Philly drug bust nets $370,000 in heroin, fentanyl

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Man sentenced to prison for bags of heroin labeled 'Donald Trump'

Police seize 850 bags of heroin from North Wildwood man

10 arrested, thousands of bags of heroin found in 'major' Northeast Philly bust

Drinking four cups of coffee each day will help you live longer, study shows

Philly police officer pleads guilty to trading drugs for sex

Philadelphia Police Car

Report: Number of infants exposed to illegal drugs soars in SE Pennsylvania

New Jersey funeral director's emotional blog: 'F--- you, Opioids'

New Jersey bans 'five-dollar insanity' drug known as 'flakka'

Police Brutality

Philadelphia police to fire officer caught on camera critically injuring suspect

James Yeager

Amid opioid crisis, Philly suburb seeks to 'push out the pusher'

Push out the pusher

Booker bill would make marijuana legal in U.S.

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