Addiction
U.S. overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says
The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes.
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‘It saved me’: Pa. nonprofit tackles stigma around substance use, recovery
The Pennsylvania nonprofit aims to equip people with the tools they need to understand and cope with substance use, addiction, and trauma.
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Listen 5:59The Regional Roundup: April 18, 2022
The controversial mask mandate begins Monday; a powerful tranquilizer making drugs more dangerous for those with substance use disorder; save Atlantic Sturgeon in the Delaware
Air Date: April 18, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Oversight of Pa. addiction recovery homes will begin soon, but operators slow to opt-in
Only a few dozen addiction recovery homes in Pennsylvania have applied for a license despite the licensing program being designed to bring more oversight to the industry.
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Teen drug overdose deaths rose sharply in 2020, driven by fentanyl-laced pills
For the first time in a decade, overdose deaths among teens in the United States rose dramatically in 2020 and kept rising through 2021 as well.
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States look for solutions as U.S. fentanyl deaths keep rising
With fentanyl driving fatal overdoses to record levels in the U.S., state governments are scrambling for solutions.
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Camden County hails opioid settlement with J&J as ‘game changer’
Camden County will receive $32 million of the state’s settlement that will be used toward education and treatment for residents.
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“This is a life and death situation,” said the owner of Savage Sisters Recovery, one of the committee’s founding members.
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Delaware police seize largest supply of pre-packaged heroin in state history
The record-setting bust in southern Delaware resulted in 44 arrests and the seizure of more than 330,000 bags of heroin.
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Philly awards 2nd round of grants to Kensington community groups tackling opioid crisis
The Kensington Community Resilience Fund directs $200,000 to organizations focused on improving the quality of life in neighborhoods hard-hit by the opioid epidemic.
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Purdue Pharma, U.S. states agree to new opioid settlement
The deal reached Thursday would require members of the Sackler family who own the drugmaker to pay as much as $6 billion in cash.
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Corporate opioid payouts now being finalized would top $32 billion
This comes as communities across the U.S. are scrambling for resources to combat an opioid crisis that keeps getting worse.
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Justice Department finds Pa. courts discriminated against people with opioid use disorder
A letter from the DOJ could have widespread ramifications for Pennsylvanians under a court’s supervision and use doctor-prescribed medications to treat opioid use disorder.
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Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites
The position is a drastic change from its stance in the Trump administration, when prosecutors fought vigorously against a plan to open a safe consumption site in Philadelphia
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Philly unveils first-of-its-kind Narcan vending machine at West Philly Free Library
The pilot program for distributing the overdose-reversing drug is funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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