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The governor of Pennsylvania is asking state lawmakers to return to Harrisburg within a month to extend a statewide disaster emergency intended to help stem the opioid addiction crisis.
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A new study from the University of Pittsburgh has identified why some young people could be at greater risk for developing opioid use disorder in the future.
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Deaths from drug overdoses accelerated during the pandemic, according to preliminary data published earlier this month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were more than 87,000 overdose-related deaths, the highest number ever recorded in a 12-month period. Western Pennsylvania groups that help people struggling with substance use disorder say they have had to adjust the ways they offer treatment and support over the past year.
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Long before the coronavirus jumped from an animal to a human to start the global pandemic, western Pennsylvania was already grappling with another health…
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A Pennsylvania doctor who authorities say traded opioid prescriptions for sex and sexually explicit photos and texts has been convicted.A federal jury…
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Pennsylvania has a new online tool to report suspicious prescription drug activity, in an effort to curtail illicit opioid use.This web portal is part of…
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Pennsylvania is one of six states starting a pilot program providing reemployment services to people with a history of opioid use.Funding comes from a $22…
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Emergency medical workers in Westmoreland County will soon begin leaving naloxone and addiction treatment information with overdose survivors who refuse…
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When 22-year-old Kristian Trump Goerman died of a drug overdose in January, she left behind two young children. Trump Goerman had long battled an opioid…
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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…