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PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Just two weeks ago, U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz made his most recent visit to Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood to talk ...

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...

STIGMA: Today just so happens to be International Overdose Awareness Day, serving as a stark reminder of the harm that drugs inflict on our society — ...

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...

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...

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

International Overdose Awareness Day is observed every Aug. 31. It is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdoses. Alcohol & Drug Abuse Servi...

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

Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services is providing a Narcan training for anyone interested in learning more about the nasal spray used for a known or suspecte...

HARRISBURG —The Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association, in partnership with The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, announced a new initiativ...

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

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...

Elk County Coroner Michelle A. Muccio shared an overview of her work in 2020, which included nearly 300 death investigations, along with volunteer wor...

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...

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...

RIDGWAY — Ridgway-based state police announced that drug charges are pending against a Byrnedale man after an overdose in Jay Township. According to p...