Substance Abuse

Free labor scheme

Berks County nonprofit founder used men in addiction program for free labor, state prosecutors say

Temple Hospital revamps Episcopal Campus to better serve people with substance use, mental health disorders

Temple Episcopal Campus

Children's Health

Girls are starting their periods earlier in life, and that may lead to adverse health issues later

Parker's plans for Fairmount shelter has some neighbors worried, but Penn expert says don't fear a crime uptick

Fairmount homeless shelter

A new Jefferson Health program offers holistic approach to treating addiction

Bridge Program

Drug users and unhoused people consider their next paths ahead of city's crackdown in Kensington

Kensington Addiction Homelessness

Shortage of alcohol dependency drug threatens many in recovery – at a time when booze sales are up

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

drug test strips

Half of the world's population will experience mental illness by age 75, study says

Mental Illness by 75

Children's Health

Number of children hospitalized after ingesting marijuana has spiked in recent years, likely due to edibles

Roots Picnic headliner Lil Uzi Vert discusses 7-month rehab stint in newly published interview

Penn Medicine to open mental health care hub at former Mercy Hospital

Penn Medicine mental health

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

Camden County Opioid Settlement

In Pennsylvania, expanding collegiate recovery programs offer lifelines to students battling addiction

Pennsylvania Collegiate Recovery Programs

Affordable housing complex for people in recovery from substance abuse to open in West Philly

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

New suicide prevention 'lifeline' aims to increase access to mental health professionals

Lifeline 988

Mental illnesses may increase risk for COVID-19 breakthrough cases, study finds

mental health breakthrough covid

Conversion therapy increases LGBTQ people's risk of depression, suicide, study finds

Conversion Therapy LGBTQ

New behavioral health initiative aims to better address depression, anxiety in Southeastern Pennsylvania

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Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease

Liver Disease Alcoholism

Caron Treatment Centers receives grant funding to help Black families pay for substance use disorder treatment

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New wellness app, VetTriage, aims to boost veterans' health through resiliency

Veterans Wellness App

Well City Challenge seeks innovative ideas to improve millennial health

Well City Challenge

College students are drinking less alcohol, but smoking more weed

Young adults drinking less

People with substance use disorder need action plans to mitigate COVID-19 risk, addiction experts say

COVID-19 Addiction

America is drinking its way through the coronavirus crisis – and that's no party

Coronavirus Alcohol Sales

Six months after Philly's hepatitis A outbreak, cases have dropped sharply

Philly health department response to Hepatitis A outbreak

Marijuana-alcohol combo linked to riskier behavior in Penn State study

Marijuana Alcohol

One in five adults regret posting to social media while on drugs, new study says

Regret posting to social media

Millennials more likely to struggle to meet people than older generations, study finds

Millennials Loneliness Social Isolation

Children's Health

Pediatric mental health programming in New Jersey just got a big boost

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Children's Health

Teen vaping surged within the last year, survey says

Philly woman to make dream run in her first NYC Marathon

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For students on road to recovery, college program offers a safe place away from parties

Study: Being bullied early on can lead to depression, substance abuse

Rats drink more alcohol when they're stressed, Penn study finds

Wolf signs package of bills to combat heroin, opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania

Radnor specialist helps people wage addiction battle she knows too well

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Upper Darby police debut program connecting heroin addicts to rehab

Chitwood Micozzie heroin change is possible

Study: N.J. heroin epidemic may be leading to rise in hepatitis C

Substance Abuse

KOP rehab company gets $231.5M to open eight recovery centers

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