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Many who overdose on an opioid in Pennsylvania never need to go to a hospital. Some are treated by first responders, or bystanders who carry naloxone, a…
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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…
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A soccer player, an athlete and a drug dealer sat together in a half-circle in the center of the stage. Each character slumped in their chair, reflective…
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The Allegheny County Medical Examiners Office is one of only a few in the country that also has an in-house forensic laboratory.90.5 WESA’s Deanna Garcia…
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Allegheny County is on track to see a record number of fatal drug overdoses involving fentanyl in 2016. According to the Medical Examiner’s office, 114…
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Over-prescribing painkillers, marketing and formulation changes and cheap heroin prices led to opioid epidemics in Carrick, Sharpsburg and Allentown,…
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Nearly 3,400 people died from a drug overdose in Pennsylvania last year, according to a federal Drug Enforcement Administration report.It’s a startling…
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Should police stop deadly overdoses? In his latest article for our content partner Public Source Jeffrey Benzing reports on the varying degrees of…
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Should police stop deadly overdoses? In his latest article for our content partner Public Source Jeffrey Benzing reports on the varying degrees of…
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health have found that areas that are hot spots for drug trafficking haven’t necessarily seen…