Billy Don Burns made headlines last year after he tried to take his own life in a drug-fueled rage. There’s good news to ...
Officials and policymakers say direct-to-consumer drug advertising encourages patients to seek treatments they don’t need and ...
The proportion of American adults who took anxiety medications jumped from 11.7% in 2019 to 14.3% in 2024, with most of the ...
Reopened Allentown facility expands addiction treatment capacity and launches specialized reentry track Strong ...
The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would ...
The opioid epidemic hit southwestern Pennsylvania hard, with fatal overdoses claiming an average of two lives daily in ...
The proportion of American adults who took anxiety medications jumped to 14.3% in 2024 from 11.7% in 2019, with most of the increase occurring during the pandemic, ...
A pair of treatment courts in Berks County are among the first in Pennsylvania to earn certification by completing a rigorous state program. The county’s drug and DUI courts recently completed a ...
READING, Pa. – The Berks County Board Commissioners took time during its weekly meeting on Thursday to recognize Judge Eleni ...
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HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania has joined a multistate coalition in securing $17.85 million in settlements with generic drug manufacturers Lannett Company, Inc.