Addiction

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.

Governor Tom Wolf said more needs to be done after touring Kensington and seeing firsthand the impact opioid use can take on a neighborhood.

A division of the Justice Department that serves as a watchdog over the federal bankruptcy system filed an appeal late Wednesday.

The Office of Open Records ruled in favor of Spotlight PA and ordered the health department to disclose how many patients are certified for cannabis use.

Opioid overdoses rose during the pandemic by 30% -- in Philadelphia over 1200 people died in 2020. This hour we'll talk about what's fueling the growing opioid crisis.

Family members of those who died from overdoses lowered state, county and U.S. flags outside New Castle County government headquarters Friday.

The containment of Kensington’s drug market demonstrates the systematic racism that plagues Philadelphia, Eduardo Esquivel writes.

Many hospitals fail to screen for substance use, offer medications to treat opioid use disorder or connect patients to follow-up care.

Time Magazine's Jamie Ducharme on the rise and fall of Juul and how the e-cigarette company went from helping people quit smoking to hooking teens on vaping.

The change impacts people who need addiction treatment and use medical marijuana for a substance use or mental health disorder.

The strips allow people to test other drugs for the presence of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that has played a major part in driving the country’s rising overdose death toll.

The DA’s of Pennsylvania’s two biggest counties say an opioid settlement deal brokered by Attorney General Josh Shapiro won’t provide enough relief.