Addiction

The Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health is running TV and social media ads warning people to avoid prescription painkillers, even when they get them legally from their doctor.

Pa.'s Medicaid program will no longer require doctors to get approval when prescribing medications that are proven to help people stay off heroin and prescription painkillers.

The FDA is expected to issue new guidelines next month to encourage drugmakers to develop new medications for treating opioid addiction.

Judge tells Dr. Alan Summers, 79, that his clinic 'made an absolute mockery' of the medical profession by supplying addicts and dealers with drugs.

The 10 hospitals that took part in the collaboration were scattered all over Colorado.

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When the policy change takes effect March 1, many covered under its health insurance plans will be able to obtain the drug at no cost.

As Philadelphia mulls opening what could be the nation’s first safe-injection site, questions swirl about its location. Researchers are trying to figure that out.

The county is the latest local government in the Philadelphia area to sue drug makers for flooding the market with legal, but highly addictive painkillers in recent years.

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The state is asking recipients to treat more than 900 new individuals across three counties during the first 12 months of launching the model of care in the state.

Residents have a long list of grievances about conditions including used syringes and human feces littering streets, as well as sidewalks blocked by makeshift tents.

In January, a joint investigation involving Bucks and Montgomery counties seized 350 pounds of crystal meth mailed to Pennsylvania by traffickers in California.

Most people caught in the city with small amounts of marijuana receive citations, but some are still being charged with misdemeanors.

Federal prosecutor opposes opening a facility for illegal drug use in Philadelphia. City officials say it's part of an effort to get users into treatment — and save lives.