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Two Pennsylvania senators convened a field hearing on opiate abuse Thursday at Allegheny General Hospital in an effort to jumpstart support for a bill…
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Lawmakers and public health officials say local heroin use shows no signs of slowing.“I’ve been in health care for over 30 years and it is the worst…
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A comprehensive and rational drug policy in Pennsylvania may be elusive for some time, warns one academic.State lawmakers have considered a few different…
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Heroin and prescription drug abuse is at epidemic levels in western Pennsylvania and across the nation, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western…
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Heroin use has been on the rise across the U.S. since 2007, with more than 660,000 admitted users between 2011 and 2012, according to the National…
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The loss of a child is difficult for any parent. Losing a child to drugs or alcohol addiction can sometimes leave a parent wondering if they could have…
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The loss of a child is difficult for any parent. Losing a child to drugs or alcohol addiction can sometimes leave a parent wondering if they could have…
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Federal prosecutors and the FBI say they've charged 44 people in a suburban Pittsburgh heroin ring that brazenly sold drugs while wearing T-shirts with…
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A painkiller that has five to ten times more opioid than any other drug on the market was approved by the Food and Drug Administration last year, and a…
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It's a problem that is lurking just below the surface in Pennsylvania, and it is getting worse every year. A group assembled by United States Attorney for…