Addiction

This time next week, Philadelphia police will officially shut down half of the homeless encampments in Kensington, ground zero of the city’s opioid epidemic.

The legislation calls for providing Medicaid coverage for medications and counseling for tobacco cessation, not just the meds.

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Some fear the approach could scatter homeless drug users around the neighborhood.

Gov. Carney: “We know there’s a huge cost. There’s no price you can put on the loss of a loved one. And that motivation needs to be with us as we implement this action plan.”

The program is funded by a $73,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Pennsylvania governor, attorney general not ready to embrace approach to stem opioid death toll

On a recent Thursday morning, I walked into a North Philly Rite Aid on what should have been an easy mission: I needed Narcan.

Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...

Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...

The problem with benzos, as they're also known, is that they're highly addictive medications, both physically and psychologically.

Friday is the deadline for Governor Tom Wolf to sign or veto a bill that would create a drug formulary for Pennsylvania's workers' compensation program.

Philadelphia is launching a pilot program to clear out half of the homeless encampments in Kensington.

At community outreach in Bristol Township, recovery home residents invite residents to hear how the homes work — and how important they are to those fighting addictions.

“Fentanyl has taken over from heroin as the number one drug that’s killing people in Philadelphia today,” said Health Commissioner Thomas Farley.