(The Center Square) – In recent years, synthetic opioids including copycat versions of fentanyl have taken an opioid crisis that […]
Bradley Vasoli: The drug war is lost. Hope is not
For a minute, the headlines were encouraging. “CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths Down More Than 25 Percent in 2024,” gushed U.S. […]
Melissa Hart: Is Pittsburgh’s fentanyl epidemic finally subsiding?
Pittsburgh is finally starting to get fentanyl under control, and that’s no accident. In May, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday disbanded a […]
Paul Davis: ‘Gray Death’ — Carfentanil, fentanyl’s more deadly cousin
Carfentanil, a deadly synthetic opioid drug, is not new to the Philadelphia area. Deaths from the drug were first reported […]
Paul Davis: The Treasury Department’s report on fentanyl-related threat patterns
I’ve covered the God-awful illegal drug centers in Kensington and South Philly here many times. And as I’ve noted here […]