Addiction

Kratom and 7-OH may be marketed as herbal supplements, but they function like opioids — shaping how clinicians treat addiction.

Harry Levant was once addicted to gambling. He's now a therapist who helps others struggling with problem-gambling. He talks about the growing public health crisis.

La administración Trump declaró al ultrapotente opioide “arma de destrucción masiva” en diciembre. Delaware está procesando numerosos casos.

About 1,400 opioid overdose deaths were reported in Pennsylvania last year, a 60% drop from pandemic-era averages.

Since 2017, the number of accidental overdoses in Chester County has steadily declined.

The Trump administration declared the ultra-potent opioid a “weapon of mass destruction” in December. Delaware is prosecuting plenty of cases.

Advocates point to a Philadelphia program as a model for statewide grief support services that could be funded with opioid settlement funds.

The county’s Reentry Release Center in Camden has peer specialists who connect people to housing, health care and other social services.

Pennsylvania nonprofit Be a Part of the Conversation is launching recovery programs and parent partnership services in southern Delaware for families affected by addiction.

La muerte por sobredosis de su hijo hace 13 años llevó a los Keisters a crear atTAcK Addiction.

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The overdose death of their son 13 years ago led to the Keisters’ creation of atTAcK Addiction.

Kensington-based Prevention Point Philadelphia served more than 630 people, including those isolated from family while suffering from addiction, homelessness or both.

The mission of the campaign is to spread educational messaging and conversation points about heart health and what additional factors lead to risk conditions.

The new agreement replaces one the U.S. Supreme Court rejected last year, finding it would have improperly protected members of the family against future lawsuits.