
Addiction
U.S. health chief says overdose deaths beginning to level off
More than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses last year.
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After a brief ...
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Addiction without an ending in ‘Beautiful Boy’
What if you were trapped in the middle of a traditional addiction narrative forever?
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Wolf administration adds funds for families hit by opioid crisis
The state plans to spend more to help families impacted by the opioid epidemic raise children.
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Delaware AG: More treatment beds needed to fight opioid crisis
In the past four years, about 1,000 Delawareans have died from drug overdoses, mostly as a result of opioids.
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Delaware trying to connect those struggling with substance use to social services
The effort launches as just 38 percent of Delawareans who are diagnosed with substance abuse make it into treatment.
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Philadelphia wary of Hepatitis A outbreak as Kensington homeless population grows
The disease is usually spread through contaminated feces.
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Former Philly sportscaster Don Tollefson tries his hand helping others seek addiction treatment
Disgraced former Philly sportscaster Don Tollefson is trying to pay it forward.
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Listen 5:16The roots of the overdose crisis
Guests: Beth Macy, Aubrey Whelan A “bad batch” of drugs, most likely a mix of heroine, fentanyl and K2, kille ...
Air Date: September 26, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56Philly says it’s simple: Narcan saves lives. Knowing when to use it can be more complicated
Philadelphia wants residents to carry Narcan to prevent overdose deaths. But in the face of a possible emergency, a reporter found the reality is harder than it seems.
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Listen 6:12In Philly, U.S. surgeon general calls for opioid crisis ‘interventions that are legal’
Nearly 30,000 people gathered Saturday morning at Penn’s Landing for Philadelphia's 17th annual Recovery Walk.
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Drug overdose deaths have been rising for 40 years, and opioids aren’t the only problem
Drug overdose deaths "have been on an exponential growth curve" that began years before the rise in opioid prescriptions seen in the mid-1990s.
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Homeless increase in Kensington has city councilwoman angrily calling for answers
The homeless population has more than doubled over the last year, despite an effort by the city to clear encampments and move people into housing and treatment programs.
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Bucks prosecution of nursing mom in baby’s death triggers alarm on addiction treatment
The homicide prosecution of an addicted mother whose infant son died after breastfeeding is considered a test case of how far a district attorney can go to address opioids.
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