August 27, 2024 | 9:30 AM
tag | opioids
May 22, 2024 | 4:12 PM
CDC reports suggest Central Pa. drug deaths slowing
The CDC noted the data is provisional, but it still expects a drop when the final numbers are analyzed.
May 2, 2024 | 9:14 AM
Records obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA reveal how Pa. counties used tens of millions in opioid settlement dollars
Counties are waiting to hear if an oversight board will publicly approve their strategies.
April 9, 2024 | 9:11 AM
Opioid settlement cash a boon to Pa. prosecutors but public defenders are being turned away
County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined.
March 25, 2024 | 11:10 AM
GET THE RECORDS: How we’re tracking more than $100M in opioid settlement money in Pa.
Spotlight PA and WESA are requesting opioid settlement spending reports from all 67 counties in Pennsylvania to provide transparency into the process.
March 18, 2024 | 11:35 AM
Bill to legalize syringes services in Pennsylvania faces uphill battle
March 7, 2024 | 12:22 PM
Oversight board will secretly review how Pa. counties spent millions of dollars to fight opioid crisis
Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
February 20, 2024 | 10:28 AM
A bill to legalize syringe services in Pa. just passed a historic hurdle, but GOP opposition remains
The CDC says new users of syringe services programs are more likely to enter drug treatment. But providers in most of Pennsylvania risk arrest.
February 15, 2024 | 9:29 AM
DOJ settlement will bring new protections for people with opioid use disorder in Pa. courts
Under the settlement, officials overseeing Pa.’s court system will encourage all county courts to adopt an anti-discrimination policy for opioid use disorder medications.
February 6, 2024 | 3:48 PM
Is supply of fentanyl driving demand in Pennsylvania and U.S.?
Best-selling author Sam Quinones thinks so
