Addiction

Buprenorphine and other medication-assisted treatments could be crucial to treating those suffering from opioid addiction in Philadelphia. So why can it be so hard to get?

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf says the opioid crisis remains a disaster emergency, though there are signs that drug overdose deaths may be declining.

The plan raises a question lawmakers and state agencies aren't yet able to answer: How many buildings does the state have sitting around vacant?

Opposition is expected, but proponents see an effective antidote to the ‘staggering’ toll taken by illegal use of narcotics.

First responders in Pennsylvania have been reporting a recurring problem when reviving overdose victims. Often, they're helping the same people, over and over.

Most with substance-use disorder begin using opioids as teenagers, so a Pennsylvania campaign aims to get young people to stop and think before taking pills.

The Last Stop is a recovery house that offers free rehabilitation services for those suffering from addition. But it's run into conflicts with the city. Can it survive?

The U.S. Attorney for Pennsylvania's Middle District has flagged more than 300 doctors for potentially overprescribing opioids. 

A new citywide campaign features those who credit the treatment for their recovery. Health officials want people to know that buprenorphine is available and effective.

Organs that once would have been rejected were successfully used in uninfected patients by Penn surgeons in a clinical trial.

Delaware health officials will hand out doses of the opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone at the annual atTAcK Addiction 5K fundraiser in New Castle.

When Rob stumbled into The Last Stop recovery center in Kensington three years ago, he had no intention of getting clean or turning his life around.

The city says The Last Stop violates its zoning by allowing some people to live there, and that it lacks a permit for meetings.

The guard provides resources — such as training and transportation — to law enforcement agencies across the state in their efforts to tackle drug trafficking.

The Philadelphia Police Academy’s new class visited the epicenter of the city’s opioid crisis. Officers told them to be open to unconventional solutions.