Addiction

A state watchdog agency in New Jersey said corrupt pawn shops, secondhand goods stores, and scrap yards are taking advantage of the opioid epidemic to maximize their profits.

A free program at the Children's Health Center in Reading, Pa. provides resources and social support to new parents in recovery from addiction.

The hope is that when people become aware that their drug has fentanyl in it, they'll be more cautious.

By many metrics, Atlantic County is at the epicenter of the opioid epidemic in New Jersey. It saw its rate of overdose deaths double in 2016.

Police are increasingly using the charge of drug delivery resulting in death to target street heroin dealers.

The government is reviewing the status of an herbal supplement touted to ease opioid addiction.

More than 100 displaced people accepted help in the form or treatment or shelter while demonstrators protested the eviction.

The deadline approaches to clear the addicted from the encampments in Kensington.  Local author Peter Moskowitz (How to Kill a City) ta ...

One out of three people enrolled in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit plan received an opioid in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The state Department of Health has approved EMS personnel to carry a non-addictive pain drug called keterolac, also known by the brand name Toradal.

Thirty-four Camden County Jail inmates have been tapped to participate in the Co-Occurring Reentry Program for those with mental health and substance use problems.

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.