Addiction

Roots Picnic headliner Lil Uzi Vert discusses 7-month rehab stint in newly published interview

Penn Medicine to open mental health care hub at former Mercy Hospital

Penn Medicine mental health

Legal pot is more potent than ever — and still largely unregulated

New advertising standards aim to boost responsible gambling in New Jersey

Pennsylvania to make animal sedative xylazine a schedule III drug

White House gives xylazine unprecedented 'emerging threat' designation

Over-the-counter Narcan to be available by late summer, manufacturer says

Narcan nasal spray

Federal bill aims to make xylazine, the animal sedative used in 'tranq dope,' a Schedule III controlled drug

End of COVID-19 emergency will usher in changes across the U.S. health system

COVID Emergency Ends

Camden County to bolster mental health services, addiction treatment with money from opioid settlement

Camden County Opioid Settlement

FDA moves to restrict importation of xylazine, the animal tranquilizer exacerbating Philly's fentanyl crisis

Xylazine FDA traq

Regular marijuana use increases the risk of heart disease, study finds

Marijuana Heart Disease

Ketamine has become an at-home treatment for depression, but some scientists say that set-up is too risky

Ketamine treatment

As opioids mixed with animal tranquilizers arrive in Kensington, so do alarming health challenges

Kensington tranq dope

To reduce tobacco use, Pennsylvania and New Jersey need to do much more, report says

Tobacco Use Report

Methadone vans, overdose prevention services to be covered by Philly's opioid settlement funds

Philadelphia Opioid Settlement

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

Xylazine Tranq Philadelphia Overdoses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

mental health breakthrough covid

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IVF Pregnancy Birth

Most costly add-on procedures marketed to improve IVF success show little benefit, study says

Roxborough Acute Rehab

Roxborough Memorial Hospital's inpatient rehabilitation: A beacon of excellence

cancer disparities report

Having survived colorectal cancer, this Philly woman is now speaking out against cancer disparities

Fitness Court Chester

Chester County has a new outdoor gym with 7 stations for a 7-minute workout

Hawthorne House Sister Mary Scullion

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