Topic: Addiction
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2024 Integrity Icon: Lesha Sanders
The Director of Philadelphia’s Problem-Solving Courts makes herself available 24/7 to ensure clients get the resources and support they need to turn their lives around
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MAT_Unit_Group_Session_courtesy_Denver_Sheriff_Dept-791x400.jpeg)
Treating Addiction Behind Bars
More than 60 percent of people incarcerated in the U.S. suffer from addiction. Philadelphia jails could offer a model for helping them get — and stay — sober
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Kruger-791x400.jpg)
Josh Kruger, Big-Hearted Philadelphian
The Citizen journalist who was tragically killed Monday morning was a passionate advocate for those who most needed it
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PAD-Car-2-and-team-791x400.jpg)
A New Way To Police Philly?
Like cities around the world, Philly’s Police Assisted Diversion pilot has referred thousands of low-level offenders to social services instead of jail. The program is spreading to every district in the city this summer
By Christina Griffith![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/syringe_canada_by_randy-laybourne_unsplash-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: Should PA Criminalize Safe Injection Sites?
Two addiction professionals say state and city legislatures need more information before voting to prohibit — or legalize — safe consumption sites
By Jonathan J. Koehler and Alexandra Koehler![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JimBear-791x400.png)
“Writing to the Dying is Difficult”
A former Philadelphian remembers the lessons learned from his most important friend, a popular Germantown radio personality, a year after his untimely death
By A.J. Daulerio![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jim_Kenney_Kensington_1-791x400.jpeg)
Philadelphia’s Opioid Addiction Failure
A New York Times article about a crippling new drug has drawn national attention (once again) to Kensington. A former city official who worked on the crisis under Jim Kenney takes the Mayor to task for his failure to solve the problem
By Josh Kruger![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/KenzoYouTube.jpg)
Kensington’s Trauma Porn Problem
YouTubers roaming Kensington to record human suffering there have built a cottage industry of crass global gawkers. What can Philly do about it?
By Nick Russo