Nina Feldman

Six months in, opponents say a smoking ban at Philadelphia inpatient addiction treatment centers is a barrier to getting started for some. Others leave early.

A St. Joseph’s University study found stylists learned about abuse from their clients, especially in immigrant communities. It suggests salons could help offer resources.

Pennsylvania Senate may tighten rules on doctors using buprenorphine.

A new emergency unit pairs paramedics, social workers in answering overdose calls in Kensington. Local officials say it’s the first of its kind in the U.S.

New research out of Drexel University found 90% of neighborhood residents responding to a survey approved of opening a supervised injection facility there.

The Philadelphia Department of Prisons is offering two extra hours out of isolation to ease the mental health impact of segregation on inmates.

To better understand opioid-use disorder, Camden researchers are starting a biobank to study brain and blood samples of people who’ve died of overdoses.

The plainclothes Philadelphia detective shot a panhandler when the man approached the officer’s unmarked car. The wounded panhandler is allegedly developmentally disabled.

DA Larry Krasner and other U.S. prosecutors hope to learn more about the decriminalization of illicit substances in favor of a public health approach.

Penn researchers found sweetened-beverage sales at groceries, pharmacies and mass retailers fell in the year after the controversial soda tax took effect.

Kensington residents vocally oppose Safehouse’s planned site in the neighborhood. Some supporters aim to help with messaging, to get more people on board.

Somewhere in the United States, a space like the one being proposed in Philadelphia is already in operation.