Opioids

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

As overdose deaths surged early in the COVID-19 pandemic, racial disparities also grew

Overdose Racial Disparities

Philadelphia expands grief counseling program for children of overdose victims

Philly Bereavement Counseling

Pa. House passes bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips in effort to reduce overdose deaths

Bill to legalize fentanyl test strips passes Pennsylvania House committee

Fentanyl seizures surge in Pennsylvania as the synthetic opioid displaces heroin, A.G. report says

Burlington County receives $1.2 million from Department of Justice for opioid response, crime technology

Teen overdose deaths are increasing but drug use is at an all-time low

Counterfeit prescription pills

City Council urges city, state leaders to declare state of emergency in Kensington

Kensington

John Oliver cites Philly's former plan for supervised injection site; advocates for harm-reduction approach to opioid addiction

John Oliver Harm Reduction

Uncle charged in fatal fentanyl overdose of 12-year-old nephew in Camden County

Fentanyl uncle nephew

New Jersey to distribute $641 million from national opioid settlement to bolster treatment efforts

J&J Opioid Settlement

Philly rolls out first free Narcan dispensers at Blackwell Regional Library

Narcan dispenser Philly Library

Philly joins Pennsylvania's $1 billion opioid settlement after initial criticism from city officials

Philadelphia Pennsylvania opioid settlement

Pennsylvania provides funding to support health care workers, children impacted by substance abuse

Health Care Funding

Nearly one million overdose deaths have been reported since the beginning of the opioid crisis, research finds

Encouraging use of buprenorphine in emergency departments improves opioid use disorder care, study finds

Penn study on opioid use disorder treatment

Fentanyl increasingly being found in recreational drugs, Camden County warns

Fentanyl Camden County

With overdose deaths surging, advocates on the ground push for over-the-counter naloxone

How the pandemic helped spread fentanyl across the U.S. and drive opioid overdose deaths to a grim new high

Drug Needle Opioids

Jon Bon Jovi touts new Project HOME residence as 'much needed' effort to address homelessness

Kensington Project HOME

81-year-old Delco pharmacist accused of trading painkillers for sexual favors

Delco Pharmacist Charged

Nearly 8 pounds of suspected fentanyl seized in massive Camden drug bust

Camden drug bust

Alternative Medicine

Does acupuncture have a place in the operating room?

Acupuncture Opioids Pain Relief

Center City doctor agrees to pay $2 million for illegally prescribing opioids

Stephen Padnes opioids

Can a vaccine help fight the opioid epidemic? A clinical trial aims to find out

Opioid Addiction vaccine

How the Purdue opioid settlement could help the public understand the roots of the drug crisis

Children often receive unsafe opioid prescriptions after surgery, dental procedures, data shows

Opioid prescriptions children

Kenney decriminalizes fentanyl test strips in Philly through executive order

Fentanyl test strips

Philly D.A. Krasner sues Pennsylvania A.G Shapiro's office over 'unacceptable,' opioid settlement

Larry Krasner opioid lawsuit

Pennsylvania part of $26 billion national opioid settlement with distributors, manufacturer

Opioid Settlement Pennsylvania

Life expectancy in US fell by 18 months in 2020, the largest drop since WWII

72121 life expectancy drop

Philadelphia groups addressing impact of opioid crisis receive $10,000 grants

71521 Kensington organization grants

Pennsylvania, New Jersey set to be paid millions in new opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma

Alternative Medicine

A new form of CBD may offer more potent pain relief and ease opioid cravings

Temple CBD Analog

Philly's opioid crisis has been worse than ever amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Opioid deaths 2020

North Philly 'pill mill' doctor gets prison in sex-for-drugs case

Rodos Pill Mill

Financial incentives improve hospital care for patients with opioid addictions, Penn study finds

Hospitals Opioid Treatment

Opioid overdoses are killing more Black Philadelphians, but fewer white residents

Philly Black Opioid Deaths

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