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The isolation many people experienced over the last 18 months has resulted in the relapse or development of new drug and alcohol addictions for some western Pennsylvanians.
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Pennsylvanians working in the behavioral health care field have the chance to receive money from the state to pay off student loan debt.Gov. Tom Wolf's…
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Addiction treatment needs to be integrated with other aspects of patients’ lives, according to presenters at the Pittsburgh-based Institute for Research,…
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Most overdose fatalities in Pennsylvania continue to be opioid related, but deaths associated with methamphetamine and other stimulants are also on the…
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A new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health finds that opioid-related overdose deaths are being underreported, and this means…
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A new combined 27-bed addiction rehabilitation-detox facility will soon open at UPMC McKeesport.UPMC said the unit, with 18 beds for detox and 9 for…
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As part of the effort to fight opioid addiction, Pennsylvania state Sen. Jay Costa (D - Forest Hills) has proposed a bill that would allow courts to send…
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A Pittsburgh area doctor was charged Friday with causing the deaths of two patients by overprescribing opioids, state prosecutors announced.The attorney…
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The death rate in Pennsylvania from drugs, alcohol and suicide could increase 46 percent over the next decade. That’s according to a new report released…
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Even doctors can be addicted to opioids, in a way: It's hard to stop prescribing them.Melissa Jones is on a mission to break doctors of their habit, and…