As Pennsylvania continues to combat the significant impacts of the opioid epidemic, state legislators are doing little to help. Despite a $26 billion dollar legal settlement meant to fund vital services for our struggling communities, some decision-makers are choosing to spend money on just about anything except programs that can […]
Paul Davis: Drug addicts are more to be pitied than censured
While recently speaking to a friend, a retired Philadelphia detective who supported President Trump in the election, he repeated something that struck a chord with me. The detective, a genuine tough guy who worked the streets of Kensington for a good part of his career, had taken me on a […]
Greg Rothman: For Pennsylvania to recover from the opioid crisis, we must work together
As part of the historic settlement with opioid manufacturers, Pennsylvania was awarded nearly a billion dollars to help communities impacted by the opioid crisis. The distribution and oversight of these funds are the responsibility of the Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust Board, on which I serve. No amount of […]
Xylazine wound kits reach 240 groups in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) — Preparing Pennsylvania localities to deal with xylazine, a horse tranquilizer that’s mixed in with fentanyl, has cost the state almost $500,000 thus far. The money, spent in an effort to send out 50,000 xylazine wound care kits, is part of a harm-reduction effort to get help […]
Rob Greene: Freedom In Pennsylvania means cannabis legalization
Two-thirds of Pennsylvanians agree with me that we should have a safe, legal, and regulated market.
By Rob Greene
Bipartisan bill hopes to legalize cannabis in Pennsylvania
The bill’s co-sponsors stress the revenue lost to neighboring states, all of which have legalized the drug.
By Steve Ulrich
Changing tide of legalized marijuana too fast for some
Republicans are divided on whether legalization is a good idea; Democrats can’t decide how much to tax it.
By Anthony Hennen
Xylazine criminalization headed to governor’s desk
The bill passed both state legislative chambers with overwhelming, but not unanimous, support.
By Anthony Hennen
Paul Davis: The DEA on the enduring and emerging threat of drugs
The continually increasing amount of deadly drugs coming over the border means that serious solutions are needed.
By Paul Davis
A third of fatal drug-related car crashes in Philadelphia are linked to fentanyl
That’s the highest rate of all cities in the commonwealth.
By Anthony Hennen