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Campaign leaders say the goal is to help people see addiction as a disease rather than a lack of morality.
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Counties will have broad authority to decide where the money goes.
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Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are on the precipice of receiving billions of dollars in the second-biggest legal settlement in U.S. history.
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The group Pittsburgh Won’t Forget U displayed signs and memories of loved ones downtown.
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Pennsylvania’s opioid disaster declaration is set to expire after state lawmakers declined the governor’s request for another extension.
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Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. sued Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Thursday over a national opioid settlement, contending that the deal shorts the county of money it should get for costs associated with opioid addiction.
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New University of Pittsburgh research argues that legalizing recreational cannabis leads to a short-term decline in opioid-related ER visits.
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While the COVID-19 vaccine continues to keep new infections at lower levels, the opioid epidemic still plagues western Pennsylvania, especially among Black Allegheny County residents.
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The state attorney general’s office says Pennsylvania would receive $225 million to fight the opioid-addiction epidemic from a new agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.
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