Addiction

Seventeen local defendants, including five medical professionals, are among those ensnared in a coordinated health care fraud enforcement action.

Philly says the ban, started in January at city-funded centers, has been a success. But providers and clients say it’s still easy to smoke in treatment.

Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson is appealing a judge's $572 million order against the company and its subsidiaries for helping fuel the state's opioid crisis.

It's been nine months since Philly banned smoking at city-funded drug rehab centers. Why it's hard to get answers about whether it's helping or hindering people in recovery.

PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro discusses the Purdue Pharma lawsuit, Catalina Jaramillo updates us on the PES refinery, and Terell Stafford talks jazz.

Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday night

Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the sealed Commonwealth Court lawsuit on Thursday.

Attorneys for some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis.

With the 6th reported vaping-related death, and reports of illnesses across the country, we'll talk about the health risks of vaping and about the high teen vaping rate.

The drug, which can save someone from an opioid overdose, will be available at 95 locations around Pa. Sept. 18 and 25.

The Wilmington arts center has been fostering creativity and soothing minds for nine years, but the character of the neighborhood around it is changing.

"The Sacklers refused to budge," the email concluded, "and have declined to offer any counterproposal."

Doctors and nurses are often barred from turning to FDA-approved medications that research shows to be the most effective way to quit.

Sources familiar with negotiations between Purdue, multiple state attorneys general and lawyers have said the talks are essentially at a standstill.

It's the second year the state will receive the federal Health and Human Services grant.