Joel Wolfram

Low-acid diet may clear up the breathing problems that can result from respirator reflux.

Some fear the approach could scatter homeless drug users around the neighborhood.

At community outreach in Bristol Township, recovery home residents invite residents to hear how the homes work — and how important they are to those fighting addictions.

“Fentanyl has taken over from heroin as the number one drug that’s killing people in Philadelphia today,” said Health Commissioner Thomas Farley.

It's not easy to hold onto your possessions when you're living on the street, and that also goes for your license or birth certificate.

The community is trying to keep the area clear after Philadelphia and Conrail worked to clean up tons of debris and remove an encampment for heroin users last summer.

Penn formed a task force to address the suicide rate in 2014 that issued some recommendations in an eight-page report. An attorney contends it hasn't taken sufficient action.

Residents, advocates for those with addiction, and community leaders told Council members that the city must do more to address the fallout of addiction in Kensington.

Philadelphia officials updated the Kensington neighborhood last night on their efforts to bring a supervised injection facility to the city.

A discussion at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia looked at whether medical marijuana has a place in alleviating Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis.

Mayor Jim Kenney’s budget proposal includes an additional $2 million to fund programs for homeless people struggling with opioid addiction.