Addiction

OxyContin maker announced that it's making a $3.4 million grant to help develop a low-cost naloxone nasal spray.

McClure and D'Amico have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing or misusing any of the money.

Christiana Care has cut opioid prescribing by as much as half in some departments by adopting guidelines and best practices for post-surgical recovery.

Hungry people, experts will tell you, are always silent.

Demonstrators press city officials to move on supervised injection site to decrease overdose death toll.

“Getting Off the Streets,” a new documentary that shines a spotlight on a “zero tolerance” rehabilitation program for homeless men in Camden, New Jersey.

Eight people died from suspected overdoses in a four day span, prompting state health officials to issue a new warning.

'Terms that seem to label the person have the higher levels of bias,' researcher says.

Too frequently Seroquel is given to people who have Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. The problem with that? Seroquel can be deadly for dementia patients.

The average jail stay for inmates in Philadelphia is about 100 days — and Dr. Bruce Herdman, the system's chief medical officer, sees that as an opportunity.

The New Jersey Supreme Court says a controversial theory about child sex abuse can no longer be used as evidence. An iconic Philadelphia ...

Former heroin users who go on an opioid replacement drug and who also participate in the clinic's counseling sessions are less likely to relapse.

Sometimes known on the street as 'K2,' synthetic cannabinoids are a growing problem in Philadelphia.

Delaware is one of two states selected to partner with the Pew Charitable Trusts to focus on improving Delaware’s behavioral health system.