Addiction

Xylazine Tranq Philadelphia Overdoses

With 'tranq dope' afflicting more drug users, Philly steps up overdose response training and wound care

Fentanyl test strips made legal in Pennsylvania in hopes of reducing overdose deaths

Fentanyl Test Strips

Among young adults, 1 in 5 deaths is caused by excessive alcohol use, study shows

Alcohol excessive drinking

Opioid crisis in Philly has worsened since the pandemic, Kensington nonprofit says

Prevention Point Syringes

Naloxone access varies widely in Pennsylvania – and so does the likelihood of surviving an overdose

Naloxone Access Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, expanding collegiate recovery programs offer lifelines to students battling addiction

Pennsylvania Collegiate Recovery Programs

Delaware County to bolster addiction services with $62.5 million from opioid settlement

Delaware County Opioid Settlement

Drug cartels are using 'rainbow fentanyl' to target young Americans, DEA warns

DEA rainbow fentanyl

Main Line man to swim 20 miles of open ocean to highlight his sobriety journey

Jeff Rake Swim

Life expectancy in New Jersey fell by 2.6 years during the first year of COVID

Life expectancy New Jersey

Bam Margera discusses 'Jackass Forever' dismissal and addiction struggles on Steve-O's podcast

Bam Margera Steve-O

They call it 'tranq' — and it's making street drugs even more dangerous

Tranq drug

Former St. Joe's star Delonte West shown panhandling in viral videos

Delonte West

Penn's virtual 'warmline' aims to improve access to opioid use disorder treatment among marginalized communities

CareConnect Warmline

As overdose deaths surged early in the COVID-19 pandemic, racial disparities also grew

Overdose Racial Disparities

Philadelphia expands grief counseling program for children of overdose victims

Philly Bereavement Counseling

Young people who drink alone are more likely to develop alcoholism later in life, study shows

Drinking alone

Kratom use has become more common despite warnings that it's addictive

Kratom Pennsylvania Legal

Juul e-cigarettes must be taken off the U.S. market, FDA orders

Juul e-cigarettes FDA

'Jackass' star Bam Margera reported missing from Florida rehab facility

Bam Margera Missing

Theft ring preyed on people with heroin addictions to steal power tools, Montco prosecutors say

Montgomery County Theft Ring

Drinking surged early in the pandemic; Alcohol-related deaths, liver disease followed

Alcohol use COVID-19

Why is the FDA seeking to ban menthol cigarettes? 4 questions answered

Menthol cigarettes

Mental illnesses may increase risk for COVID-19 breakthrough cases, study finds

mental health breakthrough covid

Burlington County receives $1.2 million from Department of Justice for opioid response, crime technology

Opioid Funding DOJ Burlington

Bam Margera drops lawsuit against Johnny Knoxville and 'Jackass' team

Bam Margera Lawsuit

Teen overdose deaths are increasing but drug use is at an all-time low

Counterfeit prescription pills

Alcohol-related deaths increased during first year of COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

Alcohol Related

Conversion therapy increases LGBTQ people's risk of depression, suicide, study finds

Conversion Therapy LGBTQ

E-cigarettes are not an effective tool for smoking cessation, study suggests

E-cigarettes smoking cessation

Pennsylvania provides funding to support health care workers, children impacted by substance abuse

Health Care Funding

Encouraging use of buprenorphine in emergency departments improves opioid use disorder care, study finds

Penn study on opioid use disorder treatment

The biggest health trends of 2022, from gut health to sound healing

2022 health trends

Fentanyl increasingly being found in recreational drugs, Camden County warns

Fentanyl Camden County

With overdose deaths surging, advocates on the ground push for over-the-counter naloxone

Naloxone Opioid Drug

How the pandemic helped spread fentanyl across the U.S. and drive opioid overdose deaths to a grim new high

Drug Needle Opioids

Alcoholism drug has potential as a COVID-19 treatment, but studies are just getting underway

Disulfiram alcoholism COVID-19

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