Addiction
Camden County’s Project SAVE program reaches 10,000 referrals, adds mental health services
About 36 municipalities in Camden County participate in Project SAVE. To date, the program has helped make more than 3,400 treatment admissions.
2 days ago
Harm reduction activists ask for a ‘seat at the table’ during City Hall rally
Protesters demanded City Council and the Parker administration turn away from its “forced treatment” approach to solve the opioid crisis in Kensington.
2 weeks ago
Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
2 weeks ago
Why Is Gambling Everywhere?, What Super Tuesday Means for P.a.
With the ease of online sports betting and corner store games, gambling is addicting more Americans. We look at how the industry is changing and the rise of problem gambling.
Air Date: March 6, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01Treasured Wilmington art studio, drop-in center for people ‘on edges of society’ is closing
The Creative Vision Factory has been a mecca and safe haven for people struggling with mental illness, substance abuse, or homelessness, and sometimes all three.
2 weeks ago
Listen 6:06From March 3 through March 8, harm reduction group Project SAFE is offering free admission to its “Not Welcome Anywhere” art installation.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:03Kensington stakeholders plan to use opioid settlement funds for the neighborhood’s housing issues
Community members met at the New Kensington Community Development Corporation to discuss using settlement funds toward home repairs, eviction and foreclosure prevention.
4 weeks ago
In Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, heroin is far from ‘chic’
A Philly resident talks about growing up around addiction and gives his opinion on the fashion aesthetic described as ‘heroin chic.’
4 weeks ago
Neuroscience journalist Maia Szalavitz on recovering from substance use disorder and the myths and misconceptions of addiction.
Air Date: February 16, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:00New Jersey using millions from opioid settlement to expand support for people in recovery
“Overdose deaths are preventable,” said Dr. Kaitlan Baston. “These are preventable diseases.”
1 month ago
Listen 1:08DOJ settlement will bring new protections for people with opioid use disorder in Pa. courts
Under the settlement, officials overseeing Pa.’s court system will encourage all county courts to adopt an anti-discrimination policy for opioid use disorder medications.
1 month ago
Kensington Caucus formed in Philadelphia City Council
The group of council members vows to help address issues like homelessness and drug abuse in the Kensington and Harrowgate areas.
2 months ago
Delaware groups work to connect the dots between substance use and homelessness
Today, the fourth community response addressed the health outcomes of substance abuse, highlighting housing as a common concern.
2 months ago
Philly’s system for treating opioid use disorder is fragmented, study finds
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University found that Philadelphians living with substance use disorder say housing, language and transportation are some barriers to services.
2 months ago
People with opioid addiction are leaving hospitals against medical advice as often as one in six times, a significant rise over previous years.
3 months ago