Behavioral Health

In the wake of the emergency declaration, harm reduction leaders are calling on Gov. Wolf to make needle exchanges legal in Pennsylvania.

New Jersey’s largest insurance provider, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, has signed a $1.5 million contract with the New York tech startup, Quartet.

Inside the Gift of Life Donor Program’s headquarters in Philadelphia, a room serves as a sort of mission control for organ donation.

The program looks beyond law enforcement to prevent opioid distribution.

According to sources close to the talks, the controversial proposal aimed at addressing the city’s deadly opioid crisis must first overcome resistance from some key players.

Dogged by the specter of a disorder that feels like genetic destiny, a woman challenges her body and mind to do new things.

Fewer than half of the 102 historically black colleges and universities have comprehensive smoke-free or tobacco-free policies.

Truly, this can be society’s rock-bottom moment, a cry for help wrapped in LED lights and garland.

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

The call came in late one summer night. Immediately, Paul Butler’s stomach sank, his heart sped up and he started listening.

A student found unconscious in Temple University’s Paley Library on Monday was pronounced dead after he was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital.

The Philadelphia-based insurer now covers a maximum five-day supply for most new opioid prescriptions since adopting the policy in July.

Pennsylvania far exceeds the national average of drug-related overdose deaths. Last year, 4,642 such deaths were reported — and the number is expected to rise this year.

I have been counseling survivors of all types of abuse and assault for over 20 years. It is not uncommon for me to meet someone decades after their trauma occurred.

Randy Johnson Sr. and his wife Susan of New Castle have high expectations for their three children.