Opioids

Fake Prescription Pills

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

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

Nearly 2 million Americans are using kratom yearly, but it is banned in multiple states

The physical therapist shortage hurts underserved communities and may worsen the addiction crisis

Physical Therapist Shortage

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

drug test strips

A new test lets doctors screen patients for risk of opioid addiction, but some fear it will provide a false sense of security

Opioid Genetic Test

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

TikTok Tranq Tourism

Fentanyl withdrawal is driving more opioid users to leave hospitals early, Penn researchers say

Fentanyl Patients Hospitals

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

Involuntary Commitment Overdose Bill

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

Philly Overdose Deaths

Supervised injection sites barred in most Philly neighborhoods after City Council overrides Jim Kenney's veto

Supervised Injection Site Law

Artificial intelligence may influence whether you can get pain medication

Pain Medication AI

Over-the-counter Narcan to be sold at major retailers starting next week

Over-the-counter Narcan

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

The DEA, after relaxing rules on telehealth prescriptions, now wants to tighten them

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

involuntary drug rehab

West Philly middle school students hospitalized after drinking suspected drug-laced juice, police say

Drug laced juice

Dog revived with Narcan after overdosing with its owner in Kensington, PSPCA says

Dog Overdose Kensington PSPCA

Pennsylvania to make animal sedative xylazine a schedule III drug

White House gives xylazine unprecedented 'emerging threat' designation

Over-the-counter Narcan to be available by late summer, manufacturer says

Narcan nasal spray

Federal bill aims to make xylazine, the animal sedative used in 'tranq dope,' a Schedule III controlled drug

End of COVID-19 emergency will usher in changes across the U.S. health system

COVID Emergency Ends

Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains

Poppy seeds drug tests

Despite pharma claims, illicit drug shipments to U.S. aren't full of opioids. It's generic Viagra

CBP narcotics detection

Camden County to bolster mental health services, addiction treatment with money from opioid settlement

Camden County Opioid Settlement

As opioids mixed with animal tranquilizers arrive in Kensington, so do alarming health challenges

Kensington tranq dope

Drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen to change name amid expansion plans

AmerisourceBergen Cencora

Methadone vans, overdose prevention services to be covered by Philly's opioid settlement funds

Philadelphia Opioid Settlement

U.S. Justice Department sues Conshohocken-based pharmaceutical distributor for role in opioid crisis

Florida man arrested in South Jersey with 10,000 rainbow fentanyl pills, police say

New Jersey Rainbow Fentanyl

Pennsylvania will receive more than $450 million in opioid settlement with CVS, Walgreens

cvs opioid settlement

With 'tranq dope' afflicting more drug users, Philly steps up overdose response training and wound care

Xylazine Tranq Philadelphia Overdoses

Fentanyl test strips made legal in Pennsylvania in hopes of reducing overdose deaths

$10 billion opioid settlement from CVS and Walgreen's could mean drug treatment money for Pennsylvania

Camden County schools will receive naloxone kits in effort to prevent opioid overdoses

Opioid crisis in Philly has worsened since the pandemic, Kensington nonprofit says

Prevention Point Syringes

Owner of Northeast Philly pharmacy, once largest purchaser of oxycodone in Pennsylvania, sentenced to prison

Trenton woman busted with 15,000 'rainbow fentanyl' pills concealed in LEGO box, DEA says

Rainbow Fentanyl NJ Woman

Delaware County to bolster addiction services with $62.5 million from opioid settlement

Delaware County Opioid Settlement

Drug cartels are using 'rainbow fentanyl' to target young Americans, DEA warns

DEA rainbow fentanyl

They call it 'tranq' — and it's making street drugs even more dangerous

Tranq drug

Penn's virtual 'warmline' aims to improve access to opioid use disorder treatment among marginalized communities

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