substance abuse

Moms and healthcare providers are coming together to discuss strategies to improve local quality of care for mothers in recovery and their newborns. T...

YORK — To fight prescription drug misuse, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day creates convenient ways to dispose of medication that could otherwi...

HARRISBURG —Treating traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can be a long and costly road. Experts in the field say that leaving these injuries untreated or ...

HARRISBURG — A range of pressures motivated lawmakers to act on social programs and legislation to ease the burdens on families in 2024. The state int...

OLEAN, N.Y. — SUNY Jamestown Community College recently received approval to offer credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor training for ...

ST. MARYS — The annual Reality Tour at the St. Marys Area Middle School took place Nov. 6 and 7. Between the two nights, there were 108 students regis...

OIL CITY — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania DUI Association, and law enforcement agencies across western Penn...

DUKE CENTER — ThinkFast Interactive, in partnership with State Farm Insurance, will present its innovative, interactive and experiential program for s...

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson joined colleagues Thursday in introducing the bipartisan Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Mental Health and Welln...

COUDERSPORT — Break the Chains Coalition has moved its Eighth Annual BTC Festival to Coudersport’s town square July 26 and 27. Opening with a prayer o...

There is so much concern for the tender sensitivities of a former drug addict from Delaware. It’s incredibly touching how the media, and Biden support...

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

SOBRIETY: National Sober Day occurs annually on this day, as part of National Sober Month. Founded in 2019, by Real Aligned Women and the Substance Ab...

#ADDICTION AWARENESS: 1 in 3 Pennsylvanians say influencers are strong advocates for addiction awareness, and three out of four parents would prefer t...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded The Guidance Center a two-year...

WEST PITTSTON — Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Tuesday announced that the Office of Attorney General’s Drug Take Back Program recently surpassed 100...

COUDERSPORT — Cole Memorial Hospital has been named the sole “centralized coordinating entity” for the receipt and distribution of naloxone to law enf...