Addiction

Nationally, more than 63,600 individuals died from overdoses in 2016—a 21 percent increase from the previous year, and more than three times the rate in 1999

The volunteers started on a corner near the railroad tracks where the city and Conrail cleared out an encampment of homeless heroin users this summer. 

The blue light can make it difficult to see veins, a city official said, and discourage shooting up.

Many of the homes, often run by people in long-term recovery themselves, operate in good faith, but others have unsafe living conditions and do little to further sober living.

The New Castle County Police Department will use new grant money to hire a coordinator for its addiction treatment program

City Hall and neighbors hope the new mural on B Street Bridge will spur pride and revitalization in one of Philadelphia's most troubled places.

Allison Herens, Philadelphia’s first harm-reduction coordinator, says the creation of her role signifies a changing perspective on addressing a drug crisis.

Some criticize a call for tougher penalties as a harbinger of a return to failed policies from the days of the war on drugs.

A measure to help combat opioid overdoses is awaiting final legislative approval in the New Jersey Senate.

Researchers say higher rates of past drug abuse by teens may have contributed to the increase of opioid addiction in adults — and the current overdose crisis.

The guidelines are the latest in a series the state has adopted to advise doctors in different medical specialties.