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Tag: Drug abuse and rehabilitation

The tip of a pen is shown almost touching a white piece of paper that reads 'Medical procedure referral'. An empty checkbox is underneath next to a line reading 'Opiate replacement therapy' with a barcode underneath.
Posted inCOVID-19

COVID-19 changes the landscape of drug treatment and challenges providers and patients

by Joanna Bernstein March 27, 2020April 20, 2020

The novel coronavirus is changing the way that providers in Allegheny County and across the nation treat people with drug and alcohol use disorders, particularly those who use medications like methadone and Suboxone to maintain their recovery.

Posted inOn the beat, posts, PUBLIC SAFETY

Check out what this Allegheny County judge is ordering drug dealers to do

Avatar photoby EholmbergJuly 20, 2016January 10, 2017
Posted inHeroin: Riding the Rush, On the beat, posts, PUBLIC SAFETY

DEA: Drug deaths in Pennsylvania spiked nearly 25 percent in 2015

by Jeffrey Benzing July 18, 2016February 19, 2018
Posted inOn the beat, posts, PUBLIC SAFETY

PA budget gives new funds for drug treatment … if it’s enacted

by Jeffrey Benzing July 5, 2016February 21, 2018
Posted inHEALTH, On the beat, posts, PUBLIC SAFETY

A new tactic to fight the opioid crisis: Database that allows PA doctors to monitor prescription abuse

by PublicSource contributor June 27, 2016December 9, 2020
Posted inOn the beat, posts, PUBLIC SAFETY

Gov. Wolf is talking about the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania on Facebook today. You can join in.

by PublicSource contributor June 20, 2016January 10, 2017
Posted inHEALTH, Heroin: Riding the Rush, On the beat, posts

This diarrhea medication can cause overdoses — and some aren’t accidents

by PublicSource contributor June 8, 2016
Posted inHEALTH, On the beat, posts

Risk for HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks in drug users concentrated in Appalachia, CDC says

by PublicSource contributor June 3, 2016
Posted inOn the beat, posts, PUBLIC SAFETY

Supreme Court won’t decide on status of executions. 180 Pennsylvanians sit on death row.

by Jeffrey Benzing May 31, 2016December 9, 2020
Posted inHEALTH, Heroin: Riding the Rush, On the beat, posts

If there’s one benefit from the opioid crisis, it’s this

by Halle Stockton May 10, 2016

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