Our first responders need the tools to help us save lives. An average of fourteen Pennsylvanians die every day from an overdose.
By Scott L. Bohn
McCormick: Consider limited military action against drug cartels
The Senate candidate wants to make fentanyl a national priority, he said, and criticized President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey for failed leadership.
By Anthony Hennen
‘Last minute’ process resulted in ‘flawed’ fentanyl testing law
New drug testing bill was “rushed”, some legislators say.
By Anthony Hennen
Becky Corbin: Police, not politics, needed to end the opioid crisis
Prescriptions are down, but overdoses are up. Stopping the flow of illegal opioids will save lives.
By Becky Corbin
Pennsylvania feeling the heat after Ohio legalizes marijuana
The Commonwealth is now nearly surrounded by states with legal weed. Will it follow them?
By Anthony Hennen
Report: Marijuana legalization trades taxes for social problems
Different legalization strategies have had very different effects in other states.
By Anthony Hennen
Paul Davis: The emerging threat of “tranq”
The zombie, flesh-eating drug is sweeping the city’s users and dealers.
By Paul Davis
Philly City Council bans supervised injection sites for drug use
Only one Councilmember — Working Families Party member Kendra Brooks — voted against the ban.
By Anthony Hennen
Stephen F. Gambescia: FTC won’t be keen on oversight of Big Marijuana
Will the Federal Trade Commission regulate the promotion of marijuana as strictly as they do for other potentially harmful products?
By Stephen F. Gambescia
Southeastern Dems split on notion of “safe injection” sites in Philadelphia
Democratic Senator Christine Tartaglione proposes a statewide ban. Fellow Dems in Philadelphia and Berks County support the sites.
By Todd Shepherd