Substance Abuse

Camden County Opioid Settlement

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

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

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

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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

Former NBA player to share recovery story at Camden addiction summit

Narcan gives N.J. woman a second chance at a life worth living

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Fearless Leader: Joe Jingoli Jr.

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Local scholars publish study on behavioral addictions

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Study: Marijuana 114 times safer than alcohol

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Philadelphia Theater Company to recreate Billie Holiday's last performance with 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill'

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