Addiction

Between July 2019 and September 2021, there was a 94% increase in overdose deaths among middle and high school aged children across the U.S.

Fentanyl test strips, which can detect the deadly synthetic opioid in drugs, were previously considered as illegal drug paraphernalia under state law.

The Biden administration is moving to make it easier for Americans with opioid addiction to gain access to medical treatments proven to save lives.

Last year, 515 Delawareans died of overdoses. “It's really disheartening when you see people doing lots of work,” one victim’s father says.

Drug maker Emergent BioSolutions is seeking approval from the Food and Drug Administration to sell Narcan over the counter, without need for a prescription.

The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses.

Action News' Jim Gardner joins us to talk about his decades on the air. Also, the CDC has updated guidelines for opioid prescription. And, innovation at the Philadelphia Zoo.

Doing harm reduction work can feel like walking a tight line between helping and enabling.

County leaders said the sharps collection initiative is a first step in harm reduction and substance abuse prevention.

For more than a year, the Department of Health has fought to block Spotlight PA’s request for information about the state’s medical marijuana program.

As part of their ongoing addiction awareness campaign, the Trenton Thunder will give away naloxone during Saturday’s game.

“It became extremely apparent that the survivors were really suffering,” said one of the fundraiser’s organizers.

Festivals are allowing lifesaving meds as fentanyl deaths rise, but volunteers are often left to distribute it, and more controversial forms of harm reduction aren't allowed.

A fight between the U.S. Department of Justice and leaders of Pennsylvania’s court system is playing out in federal court.

The workshops are being offered to first responders across Pennsylvania.