While recently speaking to a friend, a retired Philadelphia detective who supported President Trump in the election, he repeated something […]
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
CDC: Overdose deaths up 14 percent nationally, Pennsylvania ranks third overall
Governor-elect Josh Shapiro has called opioids “Pennsylvania’s #1 public health and public safety crisis.”
By Anthony Hennen
Becky Corbin: Pennsylvanians should elect candidates who are serious about the opioid crisis
The leaders we send to Harrisburg and Washington in November must take action to end the flow of illicit drugs once and for all.
By Becky Corbin
Dan Bartkowiak: Why is science not Gov. Wolf’s guide for marijuana policy?
The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, Endocrine Society, American Addiction Centers, and Center for Disease Control all agree: Recreational marijuana is a bad idea.
By: Dan Bartkowiak
Dr. Brice Arndt: Stop pumping patients with opioids; support the NOPAIN Act
One way to mitigate the opioid crisis is to allow for and encourage non-opioid treatments. A new bill could do just that. By Dr. Bruce Arndt.
Rooney and Novak: Expect pipelines, opioid crisis and open space – not party – to decide local elections in Pa.
As the state enters the final stretch of the 2019 municipal campaigns, Broad and Liberty political analysts Alan Novak and T.J. Rooney discuss local races and the issues that will drive Southeastern Pennsylvania’s voter turnout.
By Alan Novak and T.J. Rooney
J. Christian Adams: Philly leads the way in normalizing heroin addiction
U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain fights to stop the opening of facilities where people can gather for ingestion of deadly narcotics. He calls it “in your face illegal activity.”
By J. Christian Adams