
Addiction
Three N.J. police departments to learn how to identify families dealing with addiction
State officials are launching a program that trains law enforcement and social service providers on how to identify families dealing with addiction.
4 days ago
Pa. House approves bill to decriminalize fentanyl test strips
Test strips to help drug users identify fentanyl and other potentially deadly chemicals would no longer be classified as illegal paraphernalia under a bill passed unanimously.
5 days ago
Dr. Andrew R. Best Jr. worked in various capacities for the city’s Department of Behavior Health and Intellectual Disability Services.
1 week ago
Study: Philadelphians with opioid use disorder remained on treatment longer during pandemic
Drexel University researchers call for reduced prescribing restrictions to persist after study finds people with opioid use disorder more likely to stay on their treatment.
2 weeks ago
After record-setting year, Delaware’s overdose deaths reach a new monthly high in May
Delaware set a new record for OD deaths in May. It’s the latest evidence that Delaware’s rate of overdose deaths shows no sign of slowing down.
2 weeks ago
U.S. overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says
The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes.
2 months ago
‘Goody Bag’ pill mill doctor from Montco sentenced to 20 years
Andrew Berkowitz, who operated in Philadelphia under the name ‘A+ Pain Management,’ netted $4 million in fraudulent proceeds over three years.
2 months ago
‘It saved me’: Pa. nonprofit tackles stigma around substance use, recovery
The Pennsylvania nonprofit aims to equip people with the tools they need to understand and cope with substance use, addiction, and trauma.
2 months ago
Listen 5:59The Regional Roundup: April 18, 2022
The controversial mask mandate begins Monday; a powerful tranquilizer making drugs more dangerous for those with substance use disorder; save Atlantic Sturgeon in the Delaware
Air Date: April 18, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Oversight of Pa. addiction recovery homes will begin soon, but operators slow to opt-in
Only a few dozen addiction recovery homes in Pennsylvania have applied for a license despite the licensing program being designed to bring more oversight to the industry.
2 months ago
Teen drug overdose deaths rose sharply in 2020, driven by fentanyl-laced pills
For the first time in a decade, overdose deaths among teens in the United States rose dramatically in 2020 and kept rising through 2021 as well.
2 months ago
States look for solutions as U.S. fentanyl deaths keep rising
With fentanyl driving fatal overdoses to record levels in the U.S., state governments are scrambling for solutions.
3 months ago
Camden County hails opioid settlement with J&J as ‘game changer’
Camden County will receive $32 million of the state’s settlement that will be used toward education and treatment for residents.
3 months ago
“This is a life and death situation,” said the owner of Savage Sisters Recovery, one of the committee’s founding members.
3 months ago
Delaware police seize largest supply of pre-packaged heroin in state history
The record-setting bust in southern Delaware resulted in 44 arrests and the seizure of more than 330,000 bags of heroin.
4 months ago