substance use disorder

On today’s episode of The Confluence: Government and accountability editor Chris Potter previews the races that will be decided in Tuesday’s election; reporters from the Post-Gazette describe the findings of an investigation into the rising number of drug-exposed babies born in rural communities, and how neighboring West Virginia’s approach differs from Pennsylvania’s; and we hear a profile of a local artist who immigrated from Guyana as a child and now incorporates Black culture and leaders in his mixed-media work.

For 17 months, medical marijuana users were wrongly denied access to some care and funding options because of the Wolf administration’s inaction.

On today’s program: State Rep. Jim Struzzi is sponsoring legislation to make fentanyl strips, which are considered drug paraphernalia, legal; an explanation of how teachers actually develop lesson plans, amid attempts to limit frameworks like critical race theory; and a look at what it means for the state to be testing landfill decomposition for radium and radiation.

Long before the coronavirus jumped from an animal to a human to start the global pandemic, western Pennsylvania was already grappling with another health…

Pennsylvanians have been ordered to isolate at home, and some people are dealing with the stress and boredom with a stiff drink.Not everyone who has a…

Pennsylvanians working in the behavioral health care field have the chance to receive money from the state to pay off student loan debt.Gov. Tom Wolf's…

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics offer crisis care, substance and mental health treatment, and other crucial support in Pennsylvania and…

Allegheny Health Network is implementing and expanding programs to treat substance use disorders. One change begins in the primary care office, where…

There's evidence to suggest that cocaine is more addictive for adolescents than adults. Scientists believe that at least part of this has to do with…

A series of community discussions and an interactive website featuring the stories of the opioid crisis will launch in Pennsylvania next year as part of a…