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Addiction

Naloxone, commonly known by its brand name, Narcan (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Distribution and use of naloxone rise in N.J. and across nation

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

6 years ago

The HeNN app developed at the University of Delaware provides detailed information about help for those struggling with substance use disorder. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Delaware app helps people locate nearby substance use help

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

6 years ago

Listen 0:49
Earl has been struggling with heroin addiction for 17 years while living most of that time on the street in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. He recently moved into an apartment through Pathways to Housing. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Politics & Policy

Wolf administration eyes stimulant use, adds resources for families affected by opioid deaths

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.

6 years ago

Blue lights bathe the bathroom at a Center City Starbucks (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
The Why
Community

Are blue lights a solution to Philly’s opioid epidemic?

Blue lights have been popping up around Philadelphia, even in some Starbucks bathrooms. Are the lights a solution to the opioid crisis or are they making it more dangerous?

Air Date: August 1, 2019

Listen 12:16
Urban legend perpetuates use of hazmat suits in fentanyl cleanups. (Flickr Creative Common / Scubatoo)
Health
Billy Penn

Fentanyl cleanups can cost up to $50,000 each, thanks to urban legend

The likelihood of accidental OD is severely overhyped.

6 years ago

Stephanie Adams (left) prays during a Millati Islami meeting in Camden, N.J. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Community

‘We’re in the business of saving lives’: In Camden, a 12-step recovery program for Muslims celebrates 30 years

On Saturday, Millati Islami World Services — the national organization that supports chapters across the country — will host its 30th-anniversary celebration in Camden.

6 years ago

Tina Hylton says cleaning up trash on the streets of Wilmington has helped her stay sober. She’s part of a pilot program called Work-a-Day Earn-a-Pay that’s being expanded statewide. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Clean streets program allows those struggling with addiction to literally work towards recovery

A work program designed to help keep Delaware’s streets clean is also helping those struggling with addiction work to recovery.

6 years ago

Blue lights bathe the bathroom at a Center City Starbucks MICHAELA WINBERG / BILLY PENN
Health
Billy Penn

Philly’s opioid epidemic is so bad Starbucks has blue lights in the bathrooms

The coffee giant also has needle disposals at the ready.

6 years ago

A judge has ordered the release of a massive dataset giving a detailed picture of how opioid pills were distributed and sold from 2006-2012 as opioid addiction soared. (Tetra Images/Getty Images/Tetra images RF)
NPR
Courts & Law

Federal judge orders release of dataset showing drug industry’s role in opioid crisis

For the first time, a federal court in Ohio is releasing a trove of data that offers far more detail about the size and scope of the nation's opioid epidemic

6 years ago

In this Friday, April 5, 2019, file photo, a protester gathers containers that look like OxyContin bottles at an anti-opioid demonstration in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Signing three bills, Murphy adds weapons to war against addiction

The new measures boost awareness of opioid misuse, add warning labels on medicine bottles containing opiates, and write MAT into law in New Jersey.

6 years ago

Parental drug use is increasingly cited as the reason to remove kids from their homes and place them in foster care. Some argue more should be done to keep families together. (Heleen Zeegers/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

More kids are getting placed in foster care because of parents’ drug use

The number of cases of children entering the foster care system due to parental drug use has more than doubled since 2000, according to research published this week

6 years ago

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter speaks to the media at a news conference following closing arguments in Oklahoma's ongoing opioid drug lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson Monday, July 15, 2019, in Norman, Okla. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Oklahoma AG calls N.J. company ‘kingpin’ in state’s opioid crisis

Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson was a "kingpin" company that helped fuel the most devastating public health crisis in Oklahoma history, the AG argued Monday.

6 years ago

Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection facilityyt, provides people with clean injection supplies. Photo by Elana Gordon, WHYY
Health
Billy Penn

Philly’s injection site just picked up a ton of national support — but local opposition is also growing

Dozens of prosecutors across the country are now backing Safehouse.

6 years ago

A man rests his head on his arms in a heroin encampment in a vacant lot on Kensington Avenue on May 4, 2018. The encampment was later cleared out by the city. Pennsylvania will receive $10 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies to combat opioid addiction. The state was picked for its diverse cultural geography which could offer models for both rural and urban regions hit hard by high numbers of overdose deaths. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

Bloomberg Philanthropies gives Pennsylvania $10 million to reduce overdose deaths

The state, where 5,400 people fatally overdosed in 2017, was chosen in hopes it could offer models for both hard-hit rural and urban regions.

6 years ago

(ShutterStock)
Health

Half of OD deaths in Delaware study happened three months after an ER visit

A new study of Delaware overdose deaths in 2018 found 52% of people who died had visited the emergency room within three months of their death.

6 years ago

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