Drug Treatment

Mayor Parker appointments

Mayor Cherelle Parker shakes up administration, naming new leaders for two major initiatives

Kenney decriminalizes fentanyl test strips in Philly through executive order

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Addiction recovery specialists to be available 24-7 at Bucks County hospitals

Ashley Eaton-Riley overdose survivor

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New Jersey law will help ease financial burden of mental health treatment

Tobacco treatment is not intended to be harm reduction. It is treatment

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Philadelphia doubling down on medication-assisted treatment for opioid addicts

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Philly bans tobacco use at addiction treatment programs

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Cooper, ARS to partner on $27 million, 90-bed addiction treatment center

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First responders getting a special kind of addiction treatment

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Opioid overdoses are rising faster among Latinos than whites or blacks. Why?

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What’s next for ‘safe injection’ sites in Philadelphia?

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An opioid remedy that works: treat pain and addiction at the same time

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A long and winding road: Kicking heroin in an opioid ‘treatment desert’

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Solving a different sort of morning rush: Relocating a methadone clinic

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Two teens shot at Christmas Village outside City Hall; 14-year-old in critical condition

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Sabrina Carpenter chugs espresso martinis with Stephen Colbert

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Some added sugar sources, like soda, increase risk of heart disease more than others, study finds

What to do this weekend: Fishtown Freeze and hot chocolate crawl

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Jared McCain named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for October/November

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