Behavioral Health

An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone.

Harm reduction advocates criticized the policy, arguing that banning smoking in treatment would act as yet another obstacle to recovery.

City Councilmember Maria Quinones Sanchez discusses her breast cancer diagnosis. And, Dr. Aaron Beck, pioneer of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, passed away last week at 100.

Body art can tell personal stories. For many of these women, tattoos are a way to reclaim the past and take ownership of the future.

A Nobel Prize winner joins us. And, what does the American Heart Association have to say about salt and aspirin?

Iresha ‘da hood therapist’ Picot is a licensed behavioral therapist who has built a community around a practice of self-care that she says she didn’t have growing up.

"As offices and schools reopen, and we venture into more in-person social gatherings, we’re having to relearn how to have conversations," says Deborah Tannen.

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.

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.

Family members of those who died from overdoses lowered state, county and U.S. flags outside New Castle County government headquarters Friday.

Struggling to fall asleep or stay asleep? The stress and uncertainty of COVID-19 increased rates of insomnia, restlessness and something called revenge bedtime procrastination

Many hospitals fail to screen for substance use, offer medications to treat opioid use disorder or connect patients to follow-up care.

For those who have bariatric surgery, changes in appearance happen quickly, creating new social situations to navigate.

Can NJ park visitors share the land with off-road vehicles? And, a mystery illness leading to thousands of bird fatalities in the region.