opioid

It is no secret that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t the first health crisis Pennsylvania has faced in recent years. Until a never-before-seen disease ...

OLEAN, N.Y. — As the pandemic continues, so does the rise with stress-related issues in the community. And that includes opioid and alcohol use. At th...

It sometimes seems like the coronavirus pandemic devoured every other problem, leaving nothing in its wake. While it is hard to find a news story — wh...

A token goodwill gesture by Purdue Pharma, the disgraced opioid manufacturer, has degenerated into a turf battle among lawyers. When Purdue Pharma, th...

The prescription opioid crisis that has taken well over 100,000 American lives and ruined hundreds of thousands more wasn’t just an accident of time o...

Every court case that comes to a plea deal is a game of poker. Who has the better hand? Who has the better bluff? Who has the most to lose or everythi...

A Galeton man is serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison for delivering fentanyl that caused serious injury, along with delivering other controll...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and U.S. Reps. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) are working...

As the opioid epidemic continues to impact individuals, families and the community, Bradford Regional Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Services Depa...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said three provisions he authored are being proposed for implementation in regulations for the Centers for M...

In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency, and it announced a five-point strategy to battle the opi...

The fight to combat the opioid epidemic in the region has seen significant progress, but local officials caution the war on drugs is far from over. No...

Aug. 31 has been designated as “Overdose Awareness Day” for 2019. The day is to remember those who have lost their lives and their families who are le...

The Keystone Rural Health Consortia Inc. in Emporium has been awarded funds to help with the ongoing fight against opioid addiction. On Thursday, the ...

What do Sigmund Freud, Prince, Janis Joplin and Pennsylvania-bred rapper Mac Miller all have in common? They all died from an opioid overdose. Images ...

A public awareness event is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. June 3 at the Bradford Area Public Library on the opioid epidemic and its impact on McKean Coun...

KANE — A panel discussion on how the opioid epidemic impacts children will be held Sunday at the Kane Area Community Center. The doors open at 1 p.m. ...

The tide may be turning in the opioid epidemic that has plagued the region the past few years. Drug overdose deaths in local counties last year were d...

KANE — The opioid crisis is a modern day plague. This was one of the messages shown during a screening of an eye-opening documentary emphasizing the s...

The opioid crisis continued to plague Tioga County in 2018. According to the department of Health and Human Services figures, Pennsylvania ranks fifth...