Too many pills, too little oversight

“He was instrumental in the healing process for so many veterans that it is hard to fathom the reach of his influence,” a colleague said in a tribute.

The confusion occurred during a civil trial for two physicians who were accused of causing a 26-year-old man to become addicted to opioids, and eventually fatally overdose.

Nearly 140,000 people filed claims against Purdue for the harm they said its opioid drugs caused. Fewer than half of them will get any compensation from the company's $7.4 billion settlement.

A judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million to the U.S. government.

Use of the plane prompted legal debate over whether the concealment of its military status violated international law.

The reserach suggests that the illicit fentanyl trade experienced a large-scale decline in supply in the last decade.

The actions by City Council members who represent Kensington and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration are part of a major shift in how people who use drugs obtain medical care and basic needs.

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic

The clinic has operated from its current location since 2009 but is expected to shutter at year's end.

The city says CVS, UnitedHealth Group, and Express Scripts, through a network of subsidiaries, violated Philadelphia and Pennsylvania consumer protection laws.

The Kensington nonprofit has come under scrutiny for its harm reduction practices.

Kratom addiction is on the rise in Philly, as powerful extracts sold as "7-OH" in smoke shops simulate the effects of opioids.

To amputate or save a limb? Philly’s tranq crisis is forcing doctors to make difficult choices amid a slow public health response to the latest threat in the drug epidemic.

Discrepancy between individuals’ and governments’ compensations highlights a sense of injustice felt by people directly affected by the crisis who say their suffering is the reason for the payouts.

Nearly two-thirds of the more than 40 people brought before the court since late January have dropped out of treatment within days, and then failed to appear at follow-up hearings.

The Sackler family agreed to give up ownership of the company that manufactures the powerful opioid. A previous deal was rejected by the Supreme Court.

To address this evolving crisis, we must dramatically expand rapid access to treatments for addiction and harm reduction resources.

The facility, to be called the Riverview Wellness Village, is located next to the city's jail complex and will at first be able to accept about 340 patients.

Several programs that serve people with addiction in Philadelphia have faced new restrictions this year.

It’s a crime in Brazil for a political candidate to accept funding or other campaign assistance from a foreign source.

After Monday’s throttling by the Cowboys, the group reached a new low, especially on the defensive line, where major offseason investments and commitments were made.

Plus, Richard Thompson, Journey, Vince Staples, Mannequin Pussy, Allison Russell, Built to Spill, Quasi, and Heavens to Betsy.

FDA officials warned that the agency’s scientific staffers had major safety concerns and wouldn’t support a regulation deeming them safe.

For Sarah Fogg, designing a mural that would bring cancer awareness and serve as a tribute to her late mother, who died of the disease in 2020, felt a bit like serendipity.

The vote was 130-17, with 25 abstentions — a notable decrease in support from last year, when more than 160 nations supported the measure and only 12 abstained.