Addiction

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.’

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

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

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

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.

Local school districts have also filed federal complaints against the e-cig giant.

In her office at Boulder High School, the assistant principal has a large cardboard box where she can toss the spoils of her ongoing battle with the newest student addiction.

The state says the new collaboration with Google will smooth the internet hunt for information about substance-use treatment and other resources in Delaware.

Studies are accumulating showing the teen brain, consistently plied with alcohol, won’t reach maturity and damaged genetic material may be passed on.

Like adults, teens drink to escape and numb pain, but with little regard for how they might hurt their brains in the process.

Marijuana-related arrests in New Jersey jumped about 35% over a four-year period ending in 2017, according to a report by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.

"The last place I thought that I was going to get help was a courtroom," one woman said.

A new report finds that Prevention Point Philadelphia averted more than 10,000 HIV cases, over the course of 10 years.

Some state and city governments have begun to implement more stringent regulations when it comes to the sale of vape devices and liquids. But is it an overreaction?

The department joins a growing effort to team up with behavioral health experts to help people with substance use disorder or mental health issues.