Topic: Opioids

After a year of intervention in Philadelphia’s most infamous neighborhood, homicides and shootings have dropped.

Enough already with being host to the East Coast’s largest open-air drug market. A Manhattan Institute Fellow lays out ideas for reclaiming the neighborhood

The 15-year-old Youth Citizen of the Year has donated more than 79,000 pairs of socks to the most vulnerable members of his community through his nonprofit Socks For The Streets

“Health hubs” in Washington state are dramatically reducing opioid addiction among patients. Could a similar model work in Philly and around the country?

A Temple researcher’s work is on track to radically change pain management and the opioid crisis forever

A Harrowgate resident has spent years advocating for the people who actually live in the neighborhood. Here’s what she wants to see from the City

A Kensington woman who has helped more than 2,400 people survive potential overdoses now has a storefront to provide more services — despite the City’s efforts to shut down harm reduction programs in the neighborhood

The Port Richmond social worker offers sustenance, support and care to those struggling with addiction

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

City Council is set to vote this week on banning safe injection sites from all but one district in Philadelphia. Toronto has modeled another way