More than 4,300 people died from drug overdoses in Pennsylvania during 2019, according to a recent state Department of Health report.
By Brett Sholtis “It’s kind of the silver lining of this whole entire pandemic,” Dan Albert says, “knowing that even though we’re apart, we’re never alone.”
By Keira McGuire U.S. Attorney William McSwain has filed notice that he will appeal a judge’s ruling this week that found the plan legal.
Buprenorphine is one of three Food and Drug Administration-approved medications to treat opioid use disorder. But because it’s technically a low-grade opioid, it counts as a controlled substance, and without a prescription, it’s illegal.
Despite their yearslong effort to urge doctors to prescribe fewer opioids, Philadelphia health officials say there are still too many pills being dispensed in the region.
Last year, the book-club-turned-support-group-turned-dinner-club became a church, called True Hope Community, led by Henriët Schapelhouman.
By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch and Michelle W. Martin/NPR A growing body of social and scientific research aims to establish a connection between declining economic conditions and poor health outcomes.
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