
Addiction
How opioid prescriptions are tracked and monitored by law enforcement and health care providers
Medical sociologist Liz Chiarello discusses the effects of prescription drug monitoring programs on both patients and physicians.
7 months ago
Listen 12:22Drug overdose deaths among Philadelphians have risen every year since 2018, but preliminary numbers for 2023 show a drop.
7 months ago
Listen 1:01Researchers looked at 230 cases of children 6 and younger who accidentally ingested opioids from common and uncommon sources.
7 months ago
Listen 1:25Sublocade is a long-acting form of buprenorphine, a medication for opioid use disorder. It’s given once a month as an injection instead of a daily oral dose.
7 months ago
Listen 2:15Philly health centers get $1.2M to expand mental health and substance use treatment options
The $1.2 million in Health Resources and Services Administration federal grants is to bring more behavioral health options into primary care.
7 months ago
Listen 1:08Mass arrests in Kensington, but open-air drug market persists
Critics bemoan lack of health services; city says revitalization will take years.
7 months ago
atTAcK addiction offered support and resources to incoming students at the University of Delaware in hopes of preventing overdose deaths.
8 months ago
Listen 1:20The number of overdose deaths nationally fell in 2023 for the first time in five years, but more than 107,000 still lost their lives to overdoses.
8 months ago
The REAL Sports program offers year-round events with sports like golf, softball, cornhole, bocce ball and, soon, pickleball.
8 months ago
Listen 1:39The fight over giving out needles to drug users in Pa., explained in 9 numbers
Opioid settlements support syringe programs, but they're considered illegal across most of Pennsylvania. A look at the numbers sheds light on the conflict.
8 months ago
Philly medical students begin their health careers with a white coat and a box of Narcan
Thomas Jefferson University was among the first programs in Philly to distribute Narcan to all incoming medical students.
9 months ago
Camden County sees major drop in fatal drug overdoses so far this year
The county recorded 109 suspected overdose deaths so far this year, compared to 179 deaths during the same time in 2023, new state data show.
9 months ago
Listen 1:11Addiction medicine providers told members of Philadelphia City Council that addiction treatment options have not caught up to the complex needs of today.
9 months ago
Millions in Delaware opioid relief dollars at risk of ‘fraud, waste, abuse’
A state probe targets Code Purple Kent County, whose leader gave gubernatorial candidate Bethany Hall-Long $1,200. She co-chairs the panel that gives grants.
10 months ago
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