Ed Mahon | Spotlight PA
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Spotlight PA and WESA are requesting opioid settlement spending reports from all 67 counties in Pennsylvania to provide transparency into the process.
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Oversight board to secretly review how Pa. counties spent millions of dollars to fight opioid crisisCounties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
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A bill to legalize syringe services in Pa. just passed a historic hurdle, but GOP opposition remainsThe CDC says new users of syringe services programs are more likely to enter drug treatment. But providers in most of Pennsylvania risk arrest.
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Under the settlement, officials overseeing Pennsylvania’s court system will encourage all county courts to adopt an anti-discrimination policy for opioid use disorder medications.
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Billions of dollars are coming to states to help them respond to the opioid epidemic, but Pennsylvania's drug paraphernalia law is creating conflict.
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The federal Department of Justice recently broadened its accusations that Pennsylvania courts discriminate against people with opioid use disorder by restricting access to medications.
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Anxiety disorders are the leading reason doctors approve patients for a medical marijuana card in Pennsylvania. If you’re considering using cannabis for anxiety, here are some resources that could be useful.
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After questions from WESA and Spotlight PA, McKeesport signed onto Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement, granting the county a full payout this year.
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Several charities in Pennsylvania provide syringe services in their communities despite a state law that puts them at risk.
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The data could help identify outliers who might be bending or breaking Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana law.