Addiction

Lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its owners will be halted for six months in hopes of finalizing a settlement over the OxyContin maker's role in the national opioid crisis.

If the courts now say it’s legal to operate a drug house, black folks need to file a class-action lawsuit to get back what we lost when it was us.

This week: Judge approves safe injection sites in Philadelphia, how different districts are dealing with 'lunch debt,' and a UPenn prof who translates the classics from Greek.

A judge’s decision that the facility proposed by Safehouse would be legal touched off mixed emotions among those living amid the city’s opioid crisis.

In a decision that could pave the way for the 1st U.S. supervised injection site, a judge ruled Safehouse’s plan wouldn’t violate the Controlled Substances Act.

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.