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Addiction

Illustration of a gavel made of pills and coins.
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Drug testing, Philly parks, and other opioid money decisions await final approval in Pennsylvania

A state oversight board is expected to reconsider a range of programs, including money for county coroners, initiatives connected to DA offices, and media campaigns.

1 year ago

Narcan nasal spray held in open palms
Health

Black Pennsylvanians are 50% less likely to receive naloxone, despite soaring overdose deaths, new study finds

Cultural, systemic and historical factors have converged to create the perfect storm when it comes to Black overdose deaths.

1 year ago

Listen 1:05
Officers in Kensington
Courts & Law

12 federally charged in Kensington drug bust operation

The group was arrested after over a year of investigating and undercover drug buys, authorities say.

1 year ago

Kensington sidewalk
Community

Philadelphia awards bulk of $3 million in opioid settlement grants to nonprofits working in North Philly and Kensington

The Philadelphia Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund was created with the city’s share of settlement dollars from national opioid lawsuits.

1 year ago

Hunter Biden arrives to federal court with his wife
Courts & Law

Closing arguments presented in Hunter Biden’s federal firearms trial

Biden's attorney told jurors Monday the prosecution has not proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. A prosecutor told jurors that "no one is above the law."

1 year ago

Cherelle Parker
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

City Council OKs $100 million drug treatment center in Northeast Philly

Mayor Parker also won approval for a $6.37 billion budget, her first as mayor.

1 year ago

Vegan chef Rachel Klein, founder of Ms. Rachel’s Pantry, beat food-network chef Bobby Flay in a cooking competition when she prepared a vegan Philly Cheesesteak. (Photo: Instagram @missrachelspantry)
Studio 2
Health

Homicide ‘code of silence’, mainstreaming veganism, Philly’s drug treatment tower

A real estate firm is proposing a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Univers ...

Air Date: June 6, 2024 12:00 pm

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5-mg pills of Oxycodon
Health

Research finds some states are ignoring recommendations to improve opioid use disorder treatments

U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved medications such as buprenorphine and methadone remain inaccessible for most people with opioid use disorder, Pew officials said.

1 year ago

Hunter Biden
Courts & Law

Jury chosen in Hunter Biden’s federal firearms case, opening statements are set for Tuesday

The president's son has been charged in Delaware with three felonies stemming from a firearm purchase when he was, according to his memoir, in the throes of a crack addiction.

1 year ago

Protesters hold signs advocating for supervised injection sites.
Health

After April setback, Philadelphia nonprofit Safehouse files new appeal in federal court to open overdose prevention centers

Safehouse’s appeal seeks to reverse a district court judge’s decision to dismiss the nonprofit’s case in April with the U.S. Department of Justice.

1 year ago

Listen 1:09
Residents in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood have spoken out about plans to expand the use of a treatment facility at 2100 Girard Ave.
Politics & Policy

Debate over Fairmount treatment center draws unhappy neighbors to City Council hearing

The hearing centered on a bill that would prevent the city from entering into a lease on a Fairmount building that residents don’t want being used as a treatment facility.

1 year ago

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Community
Billy Penn

Hundreds sign a petition calling for a halt to Fairmount drug treatment center plan

Residents say they were blindsided by the city’s proposal to house Kensington drug users.

1 year ago

Terri Spina shares a tearful hug at the opening ceremony of the Philadelphia Overdose Memorial Garden at Thomas Paine Plaza in 2022. Spina holds a photo of her daughter, Ginamarie Vicent, who died of an overdose at the age of 31. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

As Philly prepares to strictly enforce drug laws, some parents who lost children to overdoses push back against criminalization

A group of 400 parents and families nationally are calling for solutions that treat addiction and the opioid crisis as a public health problem.

1 year ago

Listen 1:12
A police officer sets up a barricade on the street
Politics & Policy

After Kensington encampment shutdown, what’s next for Philly’s plan to address the addiction crisis?

City police and outreach workers continue to monitor the area of Kensington’s open-air drug market as harm reduction workers provide a bridge to support services.

1 year ago

Suzanne Harrison holds a photo of her brother
Money

Local governments in N.J. and other states struggle to distribute money from opioid settlements

Most towns with populations over 10,000 are getting part of the funds, which total over $50 billion. In at least one New Jersey county, not much planning has happened.

1 year ago

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