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Paul Davis: DEA seized 379 million doses of fentanyl in 2022

January 4, 2023January 3, 2023
Paul Davis

Twice as much of the deadly drug was seized in 2022 as in the previous year.
By Paul Davis

Drugs

Christine Flowers: Big Pharma’s opioid problem — and their friends on City Council

January 2, 2023January 9, 2023
Christine Flowers
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The pharmaceutical industry has some unlikely allies in Philadelphia’s City Council — including one mayoral candidate.
By Christine Flowers

Drugs

CDC: Overdose deaths up 14 percent nationally, Pennsylvania ranks third overall

December 29, 2022January 2, 2023
Anthony Hennen

Governor-elect Josh Shapiro has called opioids “Pennsylvania’s #1 public health and public safety crisis.”
By Anthony Hennen

Drugs

Eight Pennsylvania GOP senators urge Toomey to support cannabis banking

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022
Anthony Hennen
1

Federal bank regulations work against the marijuana business, even in states where it is completely legal.
By Anthony Hennen

Drugs

Federal law complicates recreational marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022
Anthony Hennen
13

As the state legislature considers changing the law, federal prohibition looms large.
By Anthony Hennen

Crime

As opioid deaths rise, change considered for Pennsylvania’s drug death statute

July 26, 2022July 29, 2022
Anthony Hennen

Democrats and Republicans agree on the problem, differ on solutions.
By Anthony Hennen

Homelessness

Thom Nickels: The new homelessness poses deeper challenges

June 6, 2022June 13, 2022
Thom Nickels
3

New dangerous drugs have a grip on many homeless, keeping them trapped into life on the streets
By Thom Nickels

Health

Earl Baker: ​​Cooperation will be key to ending the opioid crisis in the Commonwealth

November 12, 2021November 15, 2021
Earl Baker

There are clear policy solutions that can be adopted to end the opioid crisis gripping the Commonwealth and the United States.
By Earl Baker

Health

Dan Bartkowiak: New push for legal weed uses old tactics: levying false claims, ignoring science and harm in other states

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021
Dan Bartkowiak
3

Senator Mike Regan’s op-ed about marijuana makes several flawed conclusions, and the bill that he is sponsoring will hurt our state by commercializing this harmful drug.
By Dan Bartkowiak

Health

Sen. Mike Regan: Legalization of adult-use marijuana is inevitable

October 5, 2021December 7, 2021
Sen. Mike Regan
2

It’s time for Pennsylvania to legalize adult-use marijuana, and in doing so improve the safety, state, and opportunities of our neighborhoods. Change is coming – let’s leverage it for good.
By Sen. Mike Regan

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