opioid

(TNS) With the rise of obesity drugs a pair of Penn State researchers set out to answer a question: could drugs aimed at weight loss help battle opioi...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — The epidemic of fentanyl overdoses, which killed about 4,000 Pennsylvanians last year, has become a major issue in the state’s cl...

HARRISBURG — Hundreds of recovery houses have been licensed in Pennsylvania, but officials are encouraging more to sign up for official status as the ...

CVS and Walgreens have agreed to pay state and local governments a combined total of more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids...

WASHINGTON — As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the country, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-Pa., is introducing legislation to lower costs for the ma...

PHILADELPHIA — Throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, certain counties, particularly in the Appalachian region, are experiencing disproportionat...

President Joe Biden spoke too soon on the most recent “60 Minutes” when he said that the COVID-19 pandemic is “over.” Most experts say the evolving vi...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — It has much in common with the monumental tobacco settlement, which sent billions to every state, supposedly to be spent on prevent...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Pennsylvanians looking to protect themselves and others from an overdose can now obtain without a prescription a form of the over...

A few weeks ago, my husband and I lost a friend to an opioid overdose. He was not the first person we knew who died from an overdose, but he was perha...

The conversation surrounding marijuana has shifted over the years. It went from being demonized for decades to being suggested as helpful in relieving...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office has a but few more weeks to persuade as many local governments as possible to accept a s...

WASHINGTON — Congress’ annual defense policy bill will include legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., to hol...

The ongoing opioid addiction crisis began with excessive distribution of a new generation of effective opioid painkillers, such as OxyContin. But with...

Pennsylvania ranks fifth among the states in overdose deaths and the overdose death rate, but legislative majorities in both houses have not detected ...

It’s impossible to calculate the full impact of the opioid addiction crisis. But it is necessary to put a price on some pharmaceutical manufacturers’ ...

The coronavirus pandemic stole the spotlight in 2020, but it was not the only epidemic threatening lives. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...

Bradford Regional Medical Center’s behavioral health services department recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for its opioid ...

Courteney Ross, girlfriend to George Floyd, spoke through tears as she sat surrounded by a plexiglass divider in a courtroom on April 1 during former ...

The COVID-19 pandemic’s myriad effects on society and the economy have accelerated Pennsylvania’s other tragic public health emergency — deadly opioid...