Addiction

Local attorneys hope the landmark Oklahoma decision against the powerhouse drug manufacturer will set a precedent for similar cases in Pennsylvania.

Elise Schiller lost her daughter to a heroin overdose while she was in treatment. Now she's speaking out about opioid use disorder and the holes in the US treatment system.

An Oklahoma judge found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572M to clean up the problem.

Participants at a Trenton workshop said funders and others looking to measure progress may not see it in the strategy of aiding drug users where they are.

From entry and observation to “motivational moment” and referral.

Health systems are known more for competition than working together, but when it comes to treating opioid addiction, that may be changing.

Lawyers for the nonprofit proposing a supervised injection site compared it to ERs, syringe exchanges. U.S. attorneys said the difference is they’re legal.

Lawyers for Safehouse will lay out how the supervised injection facility would operate. It’s the first hearing since federal prosecutors filed suit.

The state has developed a demographic snapshot of those who died of drug overdoses in 2017. It will be used to try to reduce future opioid-related deaths.

According to federal law, doctors must apply for a special waiver from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to prescribe buprenorphine.

This week: uncovering rampant sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts, a discussion about overdose rates in Philly and Pa., and what to look for in the Eagles preseason.

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Various data sources make it clear that easy access to the overdose antidote is critical in preventing opioid deaths.

Friends and family looking to help loved ones battling addiction can now access an app to find treatment and other support.

The Wolf administration is adding resources to fight opioid addiction and prevent overdoses, while pointing to the rising problem of non-opioid drugs such as stimulants.