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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

Becky Corbin: Pennsylvanians should elect candidates who are serious about the opioid crisis

October 12, 2022October 11, 2022
Becky Corbin

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

State Politics

Dan Bartkowiak: Why is science not Gov. Wolf’s guide for marijuana policy?

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
Dan Bartkowiak
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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

Health

Dr. Brice Arndt: Stop pumping patients with opioids; support the NOPAIN Act

April 23, 2020April 19, 2021
Brice Arndt
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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.

Politics

Rooney and Novak: Expect pipelines, opioid crisis and open space – not party – to decide local elections in Pa.

October 24, 2019January 10, 2022
Alan Novak and T.J. Rooney

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

Crime

J. Christian Adams: Philly leads the way in normalizing heroin addiction

October 3, 2019April 19, 2021
J. Christian Adams
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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

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