Addiction
How Philadelphia’s rising HIV rate reflects opioid trends
In 2019, 83 Philadelphians were newly diagnosed with HIV through injection drug use — compared to just 33 in 2016. The figures for 2020 are due soon.
2 years ago
Listen 4:13Pa. is on the brink of regulating recovery homes for the first time
The Wolf administration could implement new oversight of recovery homes by mid-2022, though challenges could cause delays.
2 years ago
What happens now that the Supreme Court won’t hear Safehouse’s supervised injection site case?
The high court rejected a request to overturn an appeals court ruling. So Safehouse has a new plan: force the Biden administration to take a stand.
3 years ago
Supreme Court urged to review ban on drug injection sites, with Philly case as focus
The test case centers on a nonprofit group's Safehouse project in Philadelphia, but officials in other states are watching closely as they debate similar programs.
3 years ago
Gov. Wolf calls drug issue in Philly ‘sad and depressing’ after tour of Kensington
Governor Tom Wolf said more needs to be done after touring Kensington and seeing firsthand the impact opioid use can take on a neighborhood.
3 years ago
The Justice Department moves to block the Purdue Pharma Sackler bankruptcy deal
A division of the Justice Department that serves as a watchdog over the federal bankruptcy system filed an appeal late Wednesday.
3 years ago
Wolf administration ordered to reveal details of cannabis use as drug addiction treatment
The Office of Open Records ruled in favor of Spotlight PA and ordered the health department to disclose how many patients are certified for cannabis use.
3 years ago
Opioid overdoses rose during the pandemic by 30% -- in Philadelphia over 1200 people died in 2020. This hour we'll talk about what's fueling the growing opioid crisis.
Air Date: September 1, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Flags lowered to honor Delaware lives lost to the opioid crisis
Family members of those who died from overdoses lowered state, county and U.S. flags outside New Castle County government headquarters Friday.
3 years ago
Why Philly keeps a billion-dollar open-air drug market contained in Kensington
The containment of Kensington’s drug market demonstrates the systematic racism that plagues Philadelphia, Eduardo Esquivel writes.
3 years ago
Many ERs fail people who struggle with addiction. These new approaches might help
Many hospitals fail to screen for substance use, offer medications to treat opioid use disorder or connect patients to follow-up care.
3 years ago
‘Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul’
Time Magazine's Jamie Ducharme on the rise and fall of Juul and how the e-cigarette company went from helping people quit smoking to hooking teens on vaping.
Air Date: August 12, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Feds roll back ‘confusing’ addiction funding rules that had deadly consequence in Pa.
The change impacts people who need addiction treatment and use medical marijuana for a substance use or mental health disorder.
3 years ago
Kenney: No more arrests for possession of fentanyl test strips
The strips allow people to test other drugs for the presence of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that has played a major part in driving the country’s rising overdose death toll.
3 years ago
Allegheny County joins Philly in backlash to Shapiro’s opioid settlement deal
The DA’s of Pennsylvania’s two biggest counties say an opioid settlement deal brokered by Attorney General Josh Shapiro won’t provide enough relief.
3 years ago