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Addiction

U.S. Attorney William McSwain speaks at a press conference.
Radio Times
Health

Supervised injection sites

WHYY's Nina Feldman gives us an update on the legal battles over supervised injection sites in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

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(Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Health

Pa. is paying hospitals to get patients into opioid treatment after overdosing — and it’s working

Half of Pennsylvania hospitals are all-in for a financial incentive program to connect emergency room patients with continuing opioid treatment.

7 years ago

(photo credit, Maggie Casey)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Liz Moore on “Long Bright River”

Liz Moore discusses her new crime novel, "Long Bright River" about two sisters, one a police officer and the other a drug-addict, caught up in Philadelphia's opioid crisis.

Air Date: January 9, 2020 10:00 am

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Community
Billy Penn

Work in addiction recovery? You could get $100K to pay back student loans

A state program is doling out $5 million to encourage professionals to help curb the overdose crisis.

7 years ago

Supporters rallying outside of the courthouse
Health

Safehouse asks judge for a final ruling that makes it legal

An October ruling that what would become the 1st U.S. supervised injection site did not violate the “crackhouse statute” was too narrow to close the case.

7 years ago

In one year, vaping has increased nearly 80% among high school students and almost 50% among middle schoolers. (Nery Zarate/Unsplash)
Health

Vaping and vaccines to forefront in 2019 healthcare debates

Enduring opioid epidemic, rising cost of prescription drugs and of health care overall are set to remain big issues for patients, providers and state officials.

7 years ago

This Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, shows the General Motors Lordstown West plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Production ended at the plant in March, 2019. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Health

Auto plant closures may lead to more opioid overdose deaths, Penn study finds

New research finds opioid overdose deaths could increase by as much as 85% in counties where auto plants close.

7 years ago

Heidi Wyandt, 27, holds a handful of her medication bottles at the Altoona Center for Clinical Research in Altoona, Pa., on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, where she is helping test an experimental non-opioid pain medication for chronic back pain related to a work related injury she received in 2014. (Chris Post/AP Photo)
Education
WESA

Pa. offers student debt repayment for health care workers in addiction treatment field

7 years ago

An old problem has a potential new solution: Using psilocybin has helped patients quit smoking in a clinical trial. (Xakhr Chay Tha Man/EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm)
NPR
Health

A new way to quit? Psychedelic therapy offers promise for smoking cessation

For many Americans, hallucinogens still evoke the psychedelic '60s, bringing to mind the sex-and-drugs lifestyle of the hippie counterculture.

7 years ago

Rosado (center, with crown) surrounded by colleagues at his goodbye party (Facebook/ Prevention Point)
Community
Billy Penn

Face of Prevention Point leaves after 25 years: ‘The trauma was starting to take its toll’

Elvis Rosado was a pivotal part of the Kensington harm reduction nonprofit.

7 years ago

Deb Beck (Courtesy Gene DiGirolamo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

She’s the force behind Pa.’s efforts to treat drug addiction. Critics say ‘there is more to the story.’

Deb Beck is a formidable power player in Harrisburg, influencing the state’s response to a drug addiction epidemic. But critics say 'there is more to the story.’

7 years ago

Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams in his office in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Health

Berks DA issues public health alert after rash of overdoses

Twelve people overdosed in Berks County over the weekend. Three of them died.

7 years ago

It is not yet clear what might be driving down new cases. (Creative Commons)
NJ Spotlight

Preliminary data shows record drop in New Jersey’s HIV/AIDS cases

An action plan is being finalized to meet Gov. Phil Murphy’s goal of ending new infections by 2025.

7 years ago

Paul Williams (left) helps Scott Beatty build his 'backpack' guitar. It has a smaller body, meant to easily fit in a pack. Beatty is in the Culture of Recovery program which teaches instrument making to people recovering from addiction. (Caitlin Tan/West Virginia Public Broadcasting)
NPR
Community

‘A new start’ — in recovery and learning to make musical instruments In Appalachia

People have been playing music together in the small Appalachian town of Hindman, Ky., since it was founded in the late 1800s.

7 years ago

In this April 11, 2018 file photo, a high school student uses a vaping device near a school campus in Cambridge, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Flavored vape ban for minors passes in City Council

By restricting where products can be sold, the law aims to prevent minors from getting addicted, but leaves room for adults who vape to quit smoking.

7 years ago

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