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Long before the coronavirus jumped from an animal to a human to start the global pandemic, western Pennsylvania was already grappling with another health…
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Pennsylvania’s opioid command center says there’s been “an abnormally high number of drug-related overdoses over the past few days” in Dauphin County.Two…
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Over the last few years, Melody Ray has fielded many calls seeking advice on how to talk to kids about addiction and overdose. With the rise of drug…
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Eighty locations across Pennsylvania are getting ready to hand out free naloxone this Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.The effort is intended to make the…
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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…
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The Allegheny County Health Department reports the highest concentration of overdose deaths in the Pittsburgh region from 2008 to 2016 is an area covering…
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Pittsburgh played host to one of the largest cocaine rings in Western Pennsylvania history, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady, who served 39…
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President Donald Trump's plan to combat opioid drug addiction nationwide calls for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including the death penalty…
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Acclaimed poet Sheryl St. Germain is a college professor whose son died of a heroin overdose in 2014, after a long struggle with drug abuse. He was 30…
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"Welcome back."It was the first thing Sgt. Giovanni Trello heard when he woke up in the back of an ambulance headed to the hospital.He felt groggy and…