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Allegheny Health Network is implementing and expanding programs to treat substance use disorders. One change begins in the primary care office, where…
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Fewer Allegheny County residents are dying from opioid-related overdoses. Preliminary data from the county medical examiner show the number of…
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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 making it easier for doctors to provide treatment for opioid addiction. That’s according to a new report released by the American Medical…
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Since medical marijuana passed in Pennsylvania in 2016, only one labor union has come to an agreement with the city to allow employees to obtain medical…
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The state of Pennsylvania is asking coders and designers to look at its data on the opioid crisis as part of a month-long hackathon to find new strategies…
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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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A federal grand jury has indicted a former Pittsburgh-area physician on 121 counts for illegally distributing opioids, health care fraud and money…
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The virtual reality simulation “Opioid Rescue” opens with an unconscious man lying on a basement floor next to an empty syringe.“The first thing I’m going…
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In January, 39-year-old Damian Chadwick died at a Bethel Park barbershop a little before 2 p.m. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, the…