Overdoses

Atlantic City police warn of potentially bad batch of heroin

Pennsylvania man hopes tragic photo of brother will help other addicts

VIDEO: NBC News documentary explores heroin epidemic in Pennsylvania county

6 people die from heroin overdoses in Philadelphia as police investigate cause

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South Jersey county providing heroin antidote to high schools

Report: Bad batch of heroin causes nearly 50 overdoses in Kensington, North Philly areas

Police: Lancaster man gave teen daughter heroin that caused overdose

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DA: Drug overdoses, deaths up in Montgomery County

N.J. police: 'Batman' heroin causing spike in drug overdoses

Philadelphia taking fentanyl fight to the streets

DA: Philadelphia man charged in Pottstown woman's fentanyl overdose

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Governor Wolf: More than 1,000 overdose victims saved in Pennsylvania

Camden police save 200th overdose victim using Narcan

Philly Public Health charts growing epidemic of opioid overdose deaths

Study: 'Telescoping' phenomenon contributes to spike in women's overdose deaths

Heroin isn't the only drug with overdose deaths rising, study finds

Upper Darby police video shows man overdose on heroin, then be revived with Narcan

Upper Darby heroin Narcan

Camden County police respond to 59 opioid overdoses in 49 days so far in 2016

Woman's body found on side of road in Bensalem

Cellphone footage captures Narcan at work in South Jersey

Report: Pennsylvania sees spike in overdose deaths

Pennsylvania police receive $100,000 donation for Narcan

Report: Pa., N.J. rank among top 10 states for youth overdose deaths

Montco gives pharmacies green light for Narcan without prescription

Delco pharma company launches abuse-resistant painkiller

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Free heroin overdose kits available in Bucks, Berks

Narcan helps Camden police save 7 more lives

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In Pa., drug overdoses kill more people than car crashes

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Police report six overdoses in one day in Camden

Apparent heroin overdoses leave 1 dead, 5 hospitalized in Camden County

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