Topic: Addiction

A team at Penn Medicine has built a system of care that might revolutionize the treatment of patients with Opioid Use Disorder. Could it be the answer we need?

A new campaign for teens—and by teens—aims to stop prescription opioid misuse

After her brother died of an overdose in front of her at a North Philly drug encampment, the nurse put action to his last words: Maybe you can help these other guys.

Members of 12-step recovery groups often stigmatize those taking medication to treat opioid addiction. Inside a Kensington support group that embraces all who show up

On the front lines of the work you never see—keeping heroin addicts alive

Safe injection facilities have proven to be effective in other parts of the world, so why are there still so many skeptics?

Up-and-coming philanthrocapitalist Max Tuttleman has turned his attention to a seemingly intractable crisis: Opioid deaths. Because there’s no time to waste

Family drug courts are similar to adult drug courts, but they're modeled to focus on healthy parent-child relationships, with a high demand on accountability at work and at home

Mel Wells' 33-year-old social service agency has changed 56,000 lives. What's his secret?

The Fishtown native, a former addict herself, is organizing a 5K on Saturday to raise awareness of the city’s opioid addiction epidemic