
Addiction
Pa. prepares to give out free overdose reversal drugs Thursday
Eighty locations across Pennsylvania are getting ready to hand out free naloxone this Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Updated Pa. guidelines say all ERs should treat addicted patients with medication
The guidelines say all emergency departments in the state should be ready to treat patients who are already addicted with medications that prevent painful withdrawal symptoms.
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Listen 1:15For one rural community, fighting addiction started with recruiting the right doctor
Many rural communities lack basic resources for substance abuse.
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Mental illness, substance-use disorder often occur together
Julia Chapman knows her mental illness played a role in heroin use.
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Philadelphia organizes second major Kensington street cleaning of 2018
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Is America ready for prescription heroin?
Prescription heroin as a form of maintenance therapy dates back to the early 1920s in the UK.
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School-based counselors help kids cope with fallout from drug addiction
Congress authorized millions to fund mental health services to help schools treat students who have experienced trauma due to the opioid epidemic.
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Pa. getting $10 million under first Bloomberg grant to combat opioid addiction
Former New York City mayor picked Pennsylvania to get the initial grant because of the severity of the crisis in the state and Gov. Tom Wolf’s work toward solutions.
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U.S. life expectancy drops amid ‘disturbing’ rise in overdoses and suicides
More than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses last year alone, according to the CDC. That number marks a nearly 10 percent increase from 2016.
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Aiming to raise awareness about drugs, DEA hosts summit for Philly kids
DEA says community outreach efforts — including sponsoring after-school and summer programs — are as vital as its law enforcement mission in addressing the opioid epidemic.
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Listen 1:31Rethinking the Kensington drug crisis
I went to Kensington on Black Friday and saw the devastation of the heroin crisis.
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Bucks pair makes it easier for those in recovery to make a living
Based in Bucks County, the site is designed to function like Zip Recruiter or Monster.com – employers pay to post jobs and those seeking work apply for them.
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Listen 2:18It's been about six months since Philadelphia first tried to break up encampments of homeless drug users. So what happens to the people who are forced to leave?
Air Date: November 21, 2018
Listen 12:27Placement of new shelter sparks confrontation at briefing on Kensington opioid crisis
Tensions flared Friday over Philadelphia's plans to build another shelter for people addicted to opioids in Kensington.
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GoFundMe benefit scheme: Couple charged, homeless man in custody
It's not exactly clear what happened with the money, though Bobbitt's attorney has said it's all gone.
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