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
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
Thom Nickels: Demonic nihilism? It’s not just on the streets.
From the newsrooms to the street corners, society is coming apart at the seams.
By Thom Nickels
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
Paul Davis: From China, with love
China plays a big role in America’s deadliest drug trade.
By Paul Davis
Paul Davis: DEA seized 379 million doses of fentanyl in 2022
Twice as much of the deadly drug was seized in 2022 as in the previous year.
By Paul Davis
Christine Flowers: Big Pharma’s opioid problem — and their friends on City Council
The pharmaceutical industry has some unlikely allies in Philadelphia’s City Council — including one mayoral candidate.
By Christine Flowers