Addiction

Communities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware will host candlelight vigils, memorial walks and other events through Aug. 31.

After completing a sober living program, a man who was unhoused and addicted to drugs is now working as a peer recovery specialist.

Exploring new research on the causes of — and potential solutions to — different kinds of pain.

American smoking rates have reached historic lows, but cigarettes are all over pop culture, as are nicotine products like vapes and pouches.

We explore our relationship with alcohol — why we consume it, how it affects us, and when it’s time to quit.

Few complete the program but hundreds get help, officials say.

After years bouncing between emergency rooms and the street, patients get wraparound services through Project HOME’s recovery collaborative.

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.