Addiction

The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled “drug delivery resulting in death” statutes were applied too broadly in this case.

SEPTA is trying a new approach to keeping its stations clean and safe, while helping people suffering from addiction who take shelter in the transit system.

The ability to charge fines or fees could weed out bad actors and prevent ongoing harm, experts say, but there's already pushback from the provider industry.

Though behavioral health cases remain a small number of the overall emergency visits, the increase is causing concern.

A state department said a licensing program with financial and safety requirements for recovery homes will save lives, but advocates are pushing back on the added costs.

Online gambling and sports betting are booming and you can now play 24/7 from any device. But all this access and convenience has some worried about a rise in addiction.

With the opioid fentanyl pushing overdose deaths to record levels, officials hope buprenorphine will save lives in parts of the country where the drug is rarely prescribed.

Philadelphia has a new fund to help address the impact of the opioid epidemic on the city’s Kensington neighborhood.

Even as more people get treatment overall, people with criminal justice involvement still remain less likely to get medication for opioid use disorder.

SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards said the Market-Frankford Line station is now a model for other stations in the system.

Nearly three dozen departments will work together to combat the rise, which happened in totally new areas of the city.

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the mandatory terms were “outdated policy,” which was hurting residents and disproportionately affecting young men of color.

Delaware County is the 8th in the state to join a program launched in Western Pa. by AG Shapiro in 2018. It’s the first county to do so in the Philly suburbs.

Citing zoning issues, the organization is searching for a new location, but the closure is a loss to many in the neighborhood.

Individuals recovering from substance use disorder can be at higher risk for COVID-19. A residential program in Kensington brought vaccines to them.