Addiction

The pilot program for distributing the overdose-reversing drug is funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Use of xylazine, a horse tranquilizer, leads to wounds that are very difficult to treat.

A federal court filing made Tuesday in Cleveland lays out the details of the settlements with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and distribution companies.

The proposal removes a requirement that harm reduction centers get permission from municipal governments to operate.

A ban on using telemedicine to prescribe controlled medications was suspended in the pandemic. That's allowed many to seek opioid addiction treatment.

In his book, "Pushing Cool," Princeton professor Keith Wailoo exposes how the tobacco industry targeted Black Americans with menthol cigarette marketing.

In 2018, Owen Rivers woke up in a hospital bed after a fentanyl overdose — and could no longer form new memories. It was a terrifying e ...

Once the national leader in the charge to open a supervised injection site, the nonprofit group is mired in legal battles, with no clear path out.

The first machines will be installed in South and West Philly, where opioid-related deaths are on the rise.

An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone.

Harm reduction advocates criticized the policy, arguing that banning smoking in treatment would act as yet another obstacle to recovery.

In 2019, 83 Philadelphians were newly diagnosed with HIV through injection drug use — compared to just 33 in 2016. The figures for 2020 are due soon.

The Wolf administration could implement new oversight of recovery homes by mid-2022, though challenges could cause delays.

The high court rejected a request to overturn an appeals court ruling. So Safehouse has a new plan: force the Biden administration to take a stand.

The test case centers on a nonprofit group's Safehouse project in Philadelphia, but officials in other states are watching closely as they debate similar programs.